I would appreciate your opinions on peripheral meds (psych meds not for sz)

My core meds are depixol depot, seroquel and fluoxetine. I am happy with these meds and the doses I am on are fine.

I am also on pregabalin 200mg (for anxiety) and procyclidine (for eps). The pregabalin helps my anxiety but I have put on like 20kg on this med. not all fat either - I feel all bloated and swollen like I am constantly retaining fluids.

The procyclidine is ok. But I have read it may be involved with the development of some dementias.

At my next pdoc appointment in4 months I am gonna get his opinion about possibly, responsibly, discontinuing these meds.

What do you think? I mean they do help and I am sure I will encounter discomfort for coming off them but is it worth it? I don’t like their side effects

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Let him/her know when it’s time. Idk. You say you’re happy for the most part with your meds. I guess I’m not understanding what you mean. You’ll be okay.

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What do you mean by “peripheral meds”?

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Hey @roxanna thanks for the reply. Yeah am happy with my psychosis and mood meds but I would like to stop my anxiety med pregabalin

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Hey @LilyoftheValley sorry I wasn’t clear. I mean psych meds but not directly for psychosis. I have edited the title to make it easier to understand

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Oh ok. That makes sense. If you’re ready to go off lyrica let your pdoc know. I’m sure they’ll help you get off it. It’s great that you don’t need it anymore.

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