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Do you think my psychiatrist will let me go off my antipsychotic medication even if I get troubled by my thoughts sometimes and have high anxiety sometimes to the point it’s noticeable to others? PMS is tricky when I forget to look at the calendar and don’t know why I’m going crazy. Anyway I’d like the opportunity to sort out my thoughts and feelings with out the use of a terrible drug “solving the problem.”

Have you been open with your doc about wanting to get off certain drugs?

Whatever you do, make sure you do not go off medication without first asking your doctor. At first you will feel fine, but then withdrawal can suddenly hit after a few days. If you do end up getting off medication, it's best to first lower your dose so your body will get used to gradually no longer receiving the drug eventually.

Lowering the dose gradually is what I would do as well. One can monitor oneself as one does so.

Lowering the dosage would be the better option instead of being
put on a different prescription completely.

I noticed that every time my medication is reduced my anxiety gets higher. And I’ve been getting it reduced slowly. Like every 6 months or more. So maybe I’m on the lowest possible dose I can manage, because my anxiety is really high sometimes. PMS is pure hell. Especially when I forget to look at the calendar. I’m scared to switch medications because the other stuff might be worse than what I’m on now. There are many negative side effects to my current medication. At least I know what they are. Being on antipsychotic medication is the scariest thing I’ve ever done. So I just hope my psychiatrist doesn’t give me a hard time about being on the dose I’m on now. Even if my mental health is not perfect.

I feel more comfortable talking to my psychiatrist than anyone else. I tried talking to the women giving me my medication, about things like, seasonal affective disorder and the fact that I had a crush on a guy on YouTube. One of the women seemed deeply concerned about stupid little things like that. So it makes me scared to talk to them about the fact I have high anxiety sometimes. I mean, they can’t increase the dose of my medication if they wanted to could they? My psychiatrist has to make that decision doesn’t he? And surely he would tell me he wanted it increased over the phone or something. I don’t want to walk in there some day and have them say your psychiatrist decided you have to have a higher dose so we’re increasing it. I can not bare to live on a high dose of this stuff.

Got my medication injection today. The appointment went well until the end when she asked if I was doing okay. I said “Yeah” but was somewhat doubtful saying it. When the appointment was over she said “See you soon” in a somewhat suspicious tone. I hate how they are treating me lately.
As if I’m doing something wrong by having mental problems. I still hate antipsychotic medication so much that I’d rather stay on a really low dose and be sort of crazy. But my mom is pressuring me to be on this stuff. And the mental health people will pressure me to go on a higher dose if they suspect I’m having mental problems. I don’t even want to deal with this psychiatric bs anymore. I’m just doing it because mom said she’d stop helping me if I don’t go to them anymore.

I hope things improve for you.

Well thanks for that. I appreciate anyone’s replies no matter how small.

You are welcome.