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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Stopped Medications
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Stopped Medications
by gracielou30, Oct 10, 2007 10:25AM
I have Bipolar 1 with ultradian cycling. I take 300 mg Lamictal, 9 mg Invega,and 5 mg Lexapro each day. I quit taking them Monday. I feel good in the sense that I don't feel like a zombie, my brain is working again and I'm not lethargic. Is it at all possible that I could start cycling again this soon after stopping my medications? It's only been three days.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Oct 11, 2007 02:40PM
, Oct 11, 2007 02:40PM
To: gracielou
It's dangerous to stop that abruptly, there is the danger of seizures. You should be working with a doctor to cover you during the withdrawal phase. Getting you mind back is not a sign of cycling, its the effect of not taking the medications, which do, in fact, make you feel something of a zombie.
Good luck to ya I know How you feel
Thanks-
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