Posted by SLS on July 19, 2008, at 13:56:39
In reply to Re: Want to stop meds ... should I?, posted by BGB on July 19, 2008, at 13:41:51
> First of all Maxie, congratulations to you on feeling better! Second of all, sorry to hijack your thread there...but that article was just too funny not to comment on. Getting back on topic, I think that it might be wise to get a second opinion before discontinuing anything. If you get the okay from two docs, why not try tapering down off of your meds, one at a time? You can always go back on them.
The thing that concerns me, though, is that it very often takes 4 months to relapse after the discontinuation of treatment. By that time, one may become less responsive to what got them well in the first place. Having said that, I have done exactly what you suggest, and have been better off for knowing what drugs I need and at what dosages. However, it is still early in my response to treatment. I have not been in remission for more than a year. I think you can get a more immediate gage of how much you need a particular drug by doing this experimentation earlier rather than later. I would not suggest this course of action for anyone except myself. The risks I took were mine and my doctor's.
This stuff is highly speculative, but it is how I have experienced the illness and its treatment.
- Scott
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