I ran out of lithium approximately 5 months ago and quit all the medication I was supposed to be taking, other than the sleeping medicine I was on in which i still had a script for. The sleeping med script finally ran out and I’ve been off it for 2 weeks. I havn’t relapsed yet thankfully. I was on the sleeping medicine for almost 8 years straight, so it feels strange not being on it anymore.
I got drunk and smoked a couple cigarettes a couple weeks ago when my sleeping meds ran out, but have been 100% sober since. It feels strange. I have an urge to go buy some alcohol but have resisted so far.
I wish I could get off my med’s, but I don’t think I should try it. If I accidently miss a dose I get super tense. I would be careful if I were you. When I quit taking the Prolixin shot it took a few months before I started to hallucinate. Those symptoms can creep up on you.
Nope. The only AP I’ve ever been on is seroquel, and that was only for a couple weeks at a time to stop psychotic symptoms. After I felt the psychosis receding, I always quit the AP’s because I hated them.
I was on a lot of mood stabilizers and anti-depressants for a long period of time though. Lithium, Lamictal, Wellbutrin and Prozac were the meds that allowed me to be stable for 2-3 years straight.
Surprisingly I have been doing well enough without any meds at all though. Granted, I’m not under any stress. I’m just waiting for the paperwork for the sell of my house to finalize, after which I’ll start looking for a job and getting on with my life. The job search will without a doubt bring more stress though and possibly make me unstable again, so it’s possible that I might have to start the psychiatric medications again.