Should I try and lower my dose?

Medications
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Switched to abilify month and a half ago. My psychiatrist wanted me on 10mg. I insisted on 15mg.

Just went through a 2 day stint of no meds cause I felt super awful. Sometimes I feel like I should be tapering off and maybe that is why I feel horrible. Like I shouldn’t be on them at all. I also have tried lower doses though and it never goes well.

Is it worth the risk to try and lower? The risk of it backfiring then I have to go through all the trouble of raising it again?

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Mine got lowered and now I notice i’m getting this wild shitty mood swings. It’s not my fault just something the pill had under control.

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@SKYGAZER Yeah I want to be med free one day but honestly scared to try and reduce my dose is all.

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Yeah I get that. Meds are helpful but will sometimes screw us too.

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mood swings can be symptoms of the medicine reduction and passes. it shouldn’t come from the disease

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It actually went away now. I wrote how I was feeling at the moment but now I feel better. At least I hope it stays that way.

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@anon19606225 do you plan to reduce dose more or stay there?

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I wish I could lol, i’d probably turn into the mad hatter. :crazy_face:

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@anon19606225 right lol, just trying to get an idea of peoples thought process when they reduce

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My 2 cents is that if you struggle with taking medication and your doctor thinks that you will tolerate a lower dose then a dosage reduction really is a happier middle ground

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