[h=1]I have pretty serious ocd and bi-polar ( and other things) i want to come off my pills cold turkey?[/h] i want to ome of them cold turkey and dont care if there are adverse affects just want to know what sort of effects to expect. they are citalopram, risperidone carbamazepine, zolpidem
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David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Talk to your doctor, Steven. These are not medications to stop cold turkey and the effects could be very negative for you.
Always Changing
MVP
You definitely appear to know what you want to do.. is it okay to ask you why you want to do this.. all at the same times as well.
Always Changing
MVP
So your after the shock factor?? as in lets see what happens when I do this the wrong way.
What do you think \ imagine will happen if you do this?
What do you think \ imagine will happen if you do this?
Always Changing
MVP
Last time?? What was your reasoning then? and were the meds the exact same as they are now as in type and strength?.
dont remember the resoning then and the were stronger well at least there was more of them
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i'll keep you noted. this is day 2. a bit of heavy limbs finding it hard to sleep. (but i have been for 3 weeks)
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i'll keep you noted. this is day 2. a bit of heavy limbs finding it hard to sleep. (but i have been for 3 weeks)
Always Changing
MVP
http://forum.psychlinks.ca/prescrip...otc-drugs/10366-discontinuation-syndrome.html
Have you read this article on discontinuation syndrome?
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So you went off them before and apparently suffered no major effects... hmmm.. I wonder.
but then you obviously went or had to! go back on them why? what happened after you came off them regarding your diagnosed illness\symptoms
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ah I didn't see the addition to your post ...
Wanting to come off them.. and actually off them. are 2 different scenarios Steven.
Who besides yourself is\are aware that you have stopped taking your meds?
Have you read this article on discontinuation syndrome?
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So you went off them before and apparently suffered no major effects... hmmm.. I wonder.
but then you obviously went or had to! go back on them why? what happened after you came off them regarding your diagnosed illness\symptoms
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ah I didn't see the addition to your post ...
Wanting to come off them.. and actually off them. are 2 different scenarios Steven.
Who besides yourself is\are aware that you have stopped taking your meds?
Always Changing
MVP
What did you psychiatrist say? did he explain how to come off them properly, with monitoring by him or your g.p?
also I have a small difficulty with you saying you don't care about the adverse affects.. by virtue of the fact that you are here asking about them. I can only assume that you are actually concerned in some way and are hoping that by getting whatever information is around that you will notice if anything different occurs (than the stated effects). ????
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also.. can you answer this for me.. I am curious/
also I have a small difficulty with you saying you don't care about the adverse affects.. by virtue of the fact that you are here asking about them. I can only assume that you are actually concerned in some way and are hoping that by getting whatever information is around that you will notice if anything different occurs (than the stated effects). ????
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also.. can you answer this for me.. I am curious/
Always Changing
MVP
it seems you are avoiding my question\s.. 
and thats okay.. I was just curious as to know how and why it came about that you were back on them and now you ARE off them apparently without supervision as such.
I really do not know all the adverse effects and not sure anyone really does. My opinion would be that its different for everyone. Going on what I have read though, this course of action is Really Really not recommended. What if you have some kind of psychotic break? what if you wake up in the psych ward or a jail cell? what if you do something really drastic? I'm not sure you have thought about what you are doing with a clear head.
Seems to me that if you have come off them before and had to go back on them and the only reason you give for coming off them again is lack of self care etc, In my humble opinion, its not coming off or OFF them you should be but discussing med dosage and or changes in same as you are not thinking clearly at all and playing a deadly game with your medications and your mental health.
But you have obviously made a choice to do this and to do it the wrong way. I can only hope that whatever adverse effects you do experience that you will be able to tell somehow when it time to go back and see the doctor. Sooner rather than later.
Could be that some one else here will find other articles for you on the effects of your stopping your (those) meds abruptly. Or if you yourself find any by researching the web etc you might post them here for others to see too.
take care ok.
and thats okay.. I was just curious as to know how and why it came about that you were back on them and now you ARE off them apparently without supervision as such. I really do not know all the adverse effects and not sure anyone really does. My opinion would be that its different for everyone. Going on what I have read though, this course of action is Really Really not recommended. What if you have some kind of psychotic break? what if you wake up in the psych ward or a jail cell? what if you do something really drastic? I'm not sure you have thought about what you are doing with a clear head.
Seems to me that if you have come off them before and had to go back on them and the only reason you give for coming off them again is lack of self care etc, In my humble opinion, its not coming off or OFF them you should be but discussing med dosage and or changes in same as you are not thinking clearly at all and playing a deadly game with your medications and your mental health.
But you have obviously made a choice to do this and to do it the wrong way. I can only hope that whatever adverse effects you do experience that you will be able to tell somehow when it time to go back and see the doctor. Sooner rather than later.
Could be that some one else here will find other articles for you on the effects of your stopping your (those) meds abruptly. Or if you yourself find any by researching the web etc you might post them here for others to see too.
take care ok.
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
What's a "nigil"?
Always Changing
MVP
in the area of physical symptoms I assume. What is your thinking\mental process like.? I ask because there is more to stopping meds abruptly than the possible physical adverse effects. So if you are going to insist on continueing this trial then might as well do it all.
i nigil like i want to cough. um not sure of the mental process's nothing seems to change im maybe a bit mor snappy
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just a quick question do you think the zolpidem not working has something to do with being off all the other pills
---------- Post added August 19th, 2011 at 02:27 AM ---------- Previous post was August 18th, 2011 at 10:47 PM ----------
just a quick question do you think the zolpidem not working has something to do with being off all the other pills
To what end? Are you doing research? I think what most in here are seeing is your OCD.
This link may provide answers with more clarity than what you will discover and process on your own
stopping meds symptoms - Google Search
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