Posted by Starlight on October 28, 2004, at 13:04:38
In reply to Re: Anyone Stopped Meds and Been Fixed Permanently?, posted by LyndaK on October 28, 2004, at 0:00:56
I'm coming off of Trileptal. I've lowered 300 mgs, with the supervision of my Pdoc. Went from 1800 to 1500. We're planning on getting pregnant next year, so I have to wean off of everything, trileptal, lamictal and Effexor.
Taking all of these drugs has made me feel cloudy, affected my memory and ability to choose the right words at times and it totally sucks and has been very frustrating. I have Bipolar II supposedly, though I think it's more depression with anxiety. But already since backing down by 300 mgs, I'm feeling more clarity, which I need. I hate the feeling of not being able to function with the mental prowess that I would have without the meds, even when I'm depressed. I know these meds have affected me the past year. Without them I was very active with my band, with my solo performances and this year I've been more lethargic and unable to get out there as much, which has put a damper on my music endeavours. So I'm looking forward to backing down very slowly and hope to see good results and to not fall back into depression.
Starlight
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