And I’m not having my depot next month. I regret having it this week. Never should have.
Hope you’re all good. I’m still sleeping without the quetiapine. Just not as well. But still managing sleep. Haven’t taken them in 2 nights now.
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Are you coming off all your meds?
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I wish you luck @Qwerty , but this seems like a big risk.
I hope you do ok without them, but this is a situation that makes me……whats the word? hesitant? Worried? apprehensive? maybe apprehensive.
@Mars the way I’m feeling at the moment I don’t want to be on any medication. I had my depot this week so it’s too late to stop that but it’s highly unlikely I will get it next month.
@SzSupportAdmin I appreciate your concern. I just worry everything has been fake. And they are all just acting and going along with it.
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Well good luck to you. I guess you can always go back on them later.
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I would try to talk you out of it , but I both know that you are strong willed from your past on the old forum and believe your mind is set on this path…..so I dont think it would do any good.
At least try to have some supervision on this path so if you start to go off the rails someone might notice. I hope that I can get that much out of you.
I have gone down this path of quitting meds before, and I can tell you that it did not work out for me.
You may be different, but ……IDK…..its very risky.
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I dont think anyone on the old forum or the new forum has successfully quit all their meds and was fine. Some have lowered their meds and be okay, but fully quit? Its very difficult.
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If you didn’t have 2 children, you could afford to experiment like this. You have to think of them.
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@Qwerty i know we had a rough beginning but now, following the many kind words you have shared, consider you a forum friend.
as a friend i feel i need to tell you i agree with @everhopeful
I totally get the desire to be med free. But rug pulling really freaks CPNs out. To cover their backs, and in fairness out of concern for your family, they mobilise stuff quickly when there are kids.
am pretty sure when they hear of your intentions, out of prudence, they will get social workers involved. Your consultant might be involved too
I am not in a position to say if ultimately you can or cannot thrive off of meds. But I do know rug pulling gets lots of people very worried
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@Jimbob and @everhopeful are both spot on. Because you have children, they will get social workers involved. Are you sure this is the path you want to take???
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You were on the old forum for years. How many people did you see successfully come off their meds? How many did you see fail?
I forget if you have family; I think you do, I would tell them what you’re doing and ask them to tell you if they see any changes or warning signs that you may be suffering a relapse. Sometimes we can’t see in ourselves that our behavior is “off’ while others notice.
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please don’t stop your meds…you’re schizophrenic…you need your meds…your babies depend on you…you could lose everything…
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Shes already off talking about faking and actors
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@Schizbro that’s not technically true. While I’m off my sertraline and quetiapine I had my depot last week and that will be in my system for quite some time
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Ok just thought that was a little off. I went off my ap too. You got to do it right though. I didn’t and I’m back on ap.
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Oh that seems very risky @Qwerty
I hope you reconsider
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Good luck. I don’t think neuroleptics ever worked for me. I’m off meds rn and OK.
But the actors thing and faking is delusional.
If you can cut the delusions maybe then coming off meds is ok…
Funny thing is neuroleptics don’t reduce voices or delusions; intensity or severity. I think it’s a myth.
All the best.
Try good food, sleep, exercise, social interaction and minimize stress so as to not relapse.
@Qwerty I knew a delusional woman one time that drowned her children when she was psychotic…you don’t want that…take your meds.
This is such a worry. I lost my marriage last time I came off medication and almost my child. Please reconsider.
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