Posted by Sentience on July 6, 2007, at 10:52:39
In reply to Re: Should I stop taking my medication? » ronaldo, posted by Squiggles on July 5, 2007, at 15:08:29
My diagnosis has included bipolar in the past but settled down to unipolar eventually after many years. I had been taking Nardil which is a powerful MAOI for 17 years until Feb 2007. It was my decision to discontinue the medication, due to the fact that the drug corporation, Pfizer, had changed the formulation back in 2003, causing to it being less effective & it also gave me more side-effects. All the time I was dependent upon the Nardil, I had never given it any thought that I could possibly manage without the drug. 5 months down the track I'm feeling the best that I've felt in my entire life. I'm so happy that I stopped taking the medication.
I'm wondering if you have ever had a drug holiday from the lithium in the past and if so how did you react to doing that? If not then maybe it is worth a try as an experiment, to see how you would cope? Tough call, and I'm not suggesting that you do it one way or the other, as only you know your self better than any of the doctors and even your friend.
Good luck.
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