everytime i made a post like this when i tried stopping meds id get bombarded with people saying i will lose my mind and end up in the hospital or worse. it made me anxious when i was uncertain due to the effects of just discontinuing meds and now i am basically dependent on ap’s. i havent had symptoms in a very lomg time but my anxiety is so bad that even if i could go off meds and be fine i would constantly be worried
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@Qwerty it’s hard to do. You have to be stable for a good bit and with no hospital admissio s for a few years before trying. Even then, of there’s any sign of relapse, you have to go back on quickly.
That’s what happened to me the first time I tried.
@cigarino see my reply above.
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Congratulations, Mrs. Mombie.
The longest I was off my 1 mg of haldol was about 4 months. The withdrawal was so bad that my mother asked my psychiatrist to put me back on. I guess I was swallowing my food better.
At 4 months, I was hoping things would start getting better instead of worse. Now, I’m reading from you that after a year and a half, you are still experiencing worse symptoms than I ever had during those 4 months. Bummer.
Thanks for the information. It leads me to believe I may be on meds for life, if they are easily available.
I’m not sure where you get that. I don’t have symptoms all the time. Those were just examples of when I do have breakthrough symptoms. You misunderstand.
Oh. I guess I misunderstood.
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Good for you. I am hoping it simply goes away for me as well.
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