Posted by WorryGirl on May 17, 2003, at 19:40:01
In reply to intuition is telling me to quit meds, posted by bookgurl99 on May 16, 2003, at 1:25:19
> Hey,
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> I am thinking of quitting psych meds. I believe that my symptoms of severe anxiety may be controllable through other means, though I will have to be quite disciplined as I ride out the non-med period and change my lifestyle for the better.
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> With getting off Zoloft, and seeing a positive change there, and then feeling dopey again on Serzone (my old favorite), and Straterra,I'm starting to feel that it may be healthier for me to find other ways.
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> Admittedly, I have a chance that changing my thyroid treatment to a t4/t3 treatment (not just t4) will help my anxiety. So I may have more 'options,' just not technically psych related.
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> My intuition has been nagging me on this for awhile. I think that there may be another way out there for me.
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> Does anyone have suggestions for me? Did you ever quit meds and find another way? How do you get through those first couple of months when your brain's looking for the med?
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> Right now I envision lots of anxiety, counterbalanced with yoga, daily exercise, journaling prayers, and therapy. Plus keeping on top of my eating right.
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> Any hope for an anxious/ocd type off meds?
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> books :D
Good luck - I hope you find what works for you.
I am severely anxious and have thought that I'm going to have to get on meds to feel better, but haven't yet.
After reading your post it almost reaffirms my hope that I can somehow make it without meds.Liquor temporarily relieves my anxiety, but of course I feel 10x worse the next day.
Doing something I enjoy seems to help the most.
Reflecting in myself, how I perceive other people's moods to be makes me worse.Let me know how it goes, if you get off the med.
Take care
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