Why My Nurse Practitioner Recommends I Continue Stopping All 4 Medications Cold Turkey?
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I was prescribed against my will 4 medications abilify ativan lamictal and welbutrin 7 years ago I was 16 and what I mean by that is it was court ordered because i dropped out of school. My parents gave consent to force me on the medication. I live in Boston Mass. and recently read on the web a law has been passed to stop this BS. This makes me very happy that this may be true that this corrupt pharmaceutical companies and especially the court cannot force such crazy meds at such a young age. But anyway I am 23 years of age now and the first thing I did was cut the 30 mg abilify suddenly my sex drive is back and I have aggression which yea at first it may have been directed at the wrong people. But when I tell her 2 weeks later I did this and I had insomnia she prescribes in her words a “sleeping medication” called saphris,well at this point I trust nobody so I looked up curiously what is this medication another anti psychotic.Well do I have a right to be angry for this lack of information she describes. So I called earlier today and told her look I have some aggression but its going in the right direction it is motivation inside and I would like to stop these medications gradually, could you please help? although I was furious inside I handled the circumstances very well. I told her I have rights to not be on medication if you don’t want to help I will just stop taking them cold turkey. Yea do that oh yea and hang in there! This is a damn shame does it take a genius to figure out stopping such medications that I take can cause sever side effects? NO! so wtf? this shit is crazy and I am not focused on feeling depressed anymore but fully enraged for a “Nurse Practitioner ” would say this? that is basically saying go hang a rope and die but I have faith but currently am outraged at such lack of concern! I do not expect a reply for this because I answered my own question but I am sure somebody has had similar circumstances.
In the first year on these medications I went literally from 160 pounds to 215 and it just got worse from there. But guess what? I have the will and mind and god given right, to bounce back! I currently weigh 210 but I am 6’2 in height my most weight was 265! I am athletic build and attractive now but this confusion cost me 7 Years of life that will never come back.
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Answer by Zootal
I’ll answer your question – I’ve had some experience in this area, and have some knowledge I would like to share with you.
(disclaimer) I’m not a doctor, and so don’t take anything I say as medical advice. Check with your doctor before you change medications.
If your doctor won’t help you quit these drugs, find another doctor! Seriously, you have the right to be drug free, find a doctor that will help you. Too many doctors don’t understand how severe the withdrawals can be, and will tell you things like oh yeah, just quit over the course of a few weeks. My doctor told me to quit ambien over the course of two weeks. That turned out to be extremely bad and dangerous advice, but that is another story…
I think that quitting the drugs is the best thing you can do. Get the drugs out of your system and clear your head to see if you really need to be taking them or not. You have been drugged for so long, you have forgotten what it is like to think clearly. Clear your mind and body of these drugs and see what kind of shape you are in. Maybe you need drugs, maybe you don’t, but you will never know until you quit them to see what happens.
So – first of all, DON’T QUIT COLD TURKEY! That could be very dangerous, you could have seizures, you could get incredibly sick, you could end up in the hospital, or even dead. Don’t do it! Your doctor should have told you this!
Google each of the drugs you take, become familiar with the side effects and the withdrawal symptoms (discontinuation, it is called) of each of these drugs.
Basically, All four of these drugs are nasty drugs with nasty side effects and nasty withdrawals. You need to gradually reduce your dosage of them over a period of weeks, maybe even months. Take it slow, don’t rush it, or you will suffer severe withdrawals.
Ativan is a benzo, and it is going to be the worst one to quit. You have no idea how badly they screwed you by having you take a benzo for so long. Recover from benzos can take well over a year, sometimes two years. All of the other drugs are gone and the damage healed in a month or two. Recover from benzos takes a very long time.
Here are two web sites to look at:
benzo.uk.org – talks about benzo addiction, withdrawals, recovery. This is what you will probably go through when you quit the ativan.
pointofreturn.org – non profit org specializing in quitting prescription drugs, exactly what you want to do. They will talk to you via phone or email, and might be able to help you find a doctor experienced in quitting these drugs.
Lastly – you have been heavily drugged for seven years. Your started as a child, now you are an adult, but your emotional and mental state is unknown, and will take time to stabilize. Go slow. Don’t rush. Be gentle on yourself. Don’t over do it.
Find a doctor experienced with these drugs that can help you and monitor you as you reduce your dosage and eventually quit the drugs. Don’t do this without the help of a doctor! Going on your own can be dangerous.
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