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Being off antipsychotics for a day and a half made me feel better than I have in ages, but if I stay off them I'll feel worse.

^^ helps when you're coming down off of one of the least pleasant ap's out there.

one of my meds is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, as is cocaine. one of them is an effective treatment for senile dementia. one of them can prevent brain damage when given intravenously after a stroke or oxygen dep from drowning. one of them is primarily used in russia, where they use it to treat stuttering and lots of other stuff. it kills social anxiety, and lubricates social interaction. one of them is considered the root of intelligence and a gift from the gods in ancient (and modern) indian (as in the subcontinent) medicine. one of them could cause a deadly rash. and my psych thinks i'm only on two of those, and yelled at me when i admitted to using one of the above (senile dementia). his complaint was that it was too expensive, and he didn't prescribe it. i thought that was silly, as it costs $40 a month for a significant dose, until i asked at two pharmacies - apparently the same dose in america costs almost $1000 / month.

Xanax is considered a Controlled Substance because of its high potential for addiction and abuse.

Though I'm quick to note that I'm neither addicted to it nor abusing it in any way.

Celexa is a controlled substance. I was denied it once without a prescription. Why? Because I wanted to take Celexa for fun? I don't know.

Glad you're feeling better Ana.

Meds. can be magic.... but they are complicated and the chemistry of the brain is complicated.


Don't expect to feel worse... keep those thoughts positive.

Risperdal (AKA Risperidone) can cause lactation in both men and women when used for a long period of time.

If I don't take my celexa by 11 AM I get the worst vertigo ever.

I can go a few days without my meds, but it makes me cranky.

Probably because it's an antidepressent -if someone was taking them for kicks (obviously not you or I but some people are weird and like to screw around with drugs) let's say taking 40 mg a day until they ran out (might take them the better part of month or two) -they would go into withdrawl pretty hard.

I was throwing up and had returning symptoms when I went off Celexa.

I have been on so many psych meds that it is unbelievable!! The main thing they did was it made me gain a lot of weight and eat a lot. I am now fat when I used to be skinny. I hate psych meds and on top of that I am also taking Prednisone which makes you fat and eat all day long and I'm just on a small dose! Imagine what a higher dose would do to me. The only positive about that med is that it really does work to take away the pain. Soon I will be off of it! That is great news! But most likely the horrible pain will return. Tomorrow I start physical therapy due to the extreme pain I have been having. How fun!

I am fortunate that my medication, Dilantin, keeps me from having seizures.

my meds are blue.

If I miss so much as one dose of my Effexor XR, I have weird nightmares that make no sense whatsoever and go through horrible withdrawal if I miss more.

It works for my depression, though, so what can I say?

If I went off of my meds my anxiety and attention span would be A LOT worse

My current meds are the only meds i've used that havent given me hellish side effects and weight gain.