Actually, you can stop all of what bri's on without a taper.

And here I was looking for a polite way to ask her if her meds might need adjusting ...

It helps to understand, Brianna, thanks.

I hope that things get back on track with you.

I took myself off Paxil (under the generic name of Paroxetine) cold turkey. It wasn't my best decision - I felt terrible coming off it and haven't improved much since :(

First thing I do when I move is get myself to a new doctor.

Look after yourself Bri - I really don't think you've been yourself on here recently.

Stopping meds:

http://www.crazymeds.org/discontinue.htm

I am not involved with psych aspects of health care but I do know a bit about pharmacology. it was my understanding that cold turkey cessation of wellbutrin can lead to seziure activity. Unsupervised cessation of psychiatric meds can lead to lower levels of depression or other behavior problems. I see it with people who are on Lithium or who have bipolar disorders. They basically relaspse into another plane of craziness. Thoughts?

I was on Wellbutrin for several years and weaned myself off. Switched from MANY years on Trazadone.

The only time I had a seizure was once when I refilled my Trazadone with non-generic by accident. My doctor didn't even seem concerned.

A drug's half-life plays a part. Effexor is like 5-8 hours, where Prozac is a few days I think.

I think you misunderstood. If you have a seizure while on Wellbutrin, you can never take it again.

Ok, I thought you were talking about the well know side effect of sudden withdrawl.

It's actually a rare side effect of withdrawal, more commonly seen in alcohol withdrawal, sometimes benzodiazepines.

Bruce is right, though ... have a seizure on Welbutrin (or it's off-label use cousin Zyban), and you need to discontinue taking it.

There is a misconception that that suicide warning is only about taking these meds. Well it isn't publicized but suicide and other behaviors can also increases during withdrawl. We don't have all the answers when it is about these meds and how they effect the neurological function of the brain.

Of course I am only talking from my own limited experience.

So if I read this right you were off of them from May 14th until recently but now you're back on them?

I just looked at your posts for the past 2 days and you've been ripping up the Cellar. This is the improved version?

I can't say I support what Bri has been posting recently (and from other comments I've missed some of the worst) but if you take her posts over the time she has been here compared to the last couple of days... I dunno - I've seen real difference & I can't believe she was faking all this time and then revealed her real self.

Oh, give me a break with this "real self" business...

People in real life are not one-dimensional; don't expect them to be one-dimensional on the internet.

Bri has flashes of temper. But I haven't seen her this consistently vitriolic in the time I've been posting here. I think I'm justified in saying the change in behaviour isn't what I'm used to.

She's been posting here for three years next month - I doubt she was faking it all this time. This aspect isn't the Brianna that people are used to.

QUOTE=TheMercenary;352379]Stopping meds:

http://www.crazymeds.org/discontinue.htm[/quote]

I've read this site before. Very informative.


http://bipolar.about.com/cs/antidep/..._ssridisc1.htm


People are admitted into hospitals all the time for no other reason than a med change. I think we need to give her the benefit of the doubt.


very astute