Im done with treatment

[8hidden_emotions8]

I honestly am tired of all this treatment for my depression and stuff. It's kind of weird that doctors treat you like you are crazy and like a small helpless child. I'm literally an adult - I'm not sure if it's because I have a baby face or something but still!!! I know quitting my antidepressants cold-turkey is bad but I don't want to face my doctors anymore. Nothing has worked for treatment and I'm tired of trying. I am not answering anymore calls nor am I going to refill my prescriptions. They can focus their energy literally anywhere or to anyone else. I'm not sure about the long term consequences of my actions but, I'm done. If my body becomes messed but because my depression makes me sleep for 12 hours each day so be it. If I can only eat once a day so be it. If I can focus on reading stuff for school so be it. I just want to be left alone. I hate having to tell my whole life story to doctors who are just in it for the money. I don't care if my depression kills me anymore. I'm done.

 

[RealLostSoul]

I understand you I am in therapy for many years, tried all drugs, all types of talking therapy, they won't change the fact that I am trapped in the wrong body and my loved ones are gone.
You can wear your meds off by yourself you don't need a doctor for that, wouldn't recommend cold turkey.

 

[greyhound]

Yeah same it's so frustrating the endless treatments with nothing ever working.

 

[Worndown]

While medications have a varying level of success, stopping them has a good track record of destruction. I worked in the mental health field and our clients stopping medications always led to more serious problems. Can you find another provider?

 

[massiveblackhole]

Unless you have something like bipolar disorder i've never understood how being medicated actually helps with depression at all other than as mentioned in the comment above make you dependent on it and feel even worse when you stop. Maybe try and wean yourself off the meds than go cold turkey but its totally your choice to not want to be medicated anymore. Good on you. Its your life, your choice.

 

[motel rooms]

Going cold turkey is always a bad idea...

 

[8hidden_emotions8]

While medications have a varying level of success, stopping them has a good track record of destruction. I worked in the mental health field and our clients stopping medications always led to more serious problems. Can you find another provider?

No I don't want to go to anymore doctors. And like the side effects aren't that bad so far. I know there are serious problems when stopping but none are life threatening. Like withdrawal only lasts a few weeks.

Going cold turkey is always a bad idea...

well I have no better choice right now

 

[Cockney_Rebel]

I stopped all of my medication (2 antidepressants & an antipsychotic) about 8 weeks ago.

Point blank, cold turkey.

I went through some quite horrible withdrawal symptoms (night sweats, nightmares, paranoia) and then I moved onto the most depressed state I have ever experienced.

I have a comorbid diagnoses of EUPD & OCD.

Anyway, approximately two months later and I am now quite balanced out. I've also lost a stone in weight, which was my ultimate goal (I still want to lose more.)

This was all done off of my own back , and I never told my GP or anyone about it.

I haven't really noticed my EUPD flaring up, until recently when I bought a can of petrol to set myself on fire. Was sectioned, then discharged on Friday when I went home and immediately ODd on 48 paracetamol. But I feel like my EUPD has been cured? Maybe it hasn't, and it's just my mind playing games with me? Tricking me into believing I'm not unwell, so that I continue to refuse medication?

They won't give me any kind of talking therapy, because my previous actions are so high profile that I'm deemed too high risk for therapy.

Anyway, to close, I'll say that the withdrawal process lasts about two months. Then you'll either feel "normal" (better, even) or you'll know by that stage that you actually need the tablets.

Let us know how you get on, and good luck.

 

[Cronetappingout]

Wean yourself off slowly like the way they upped them to get you to where you are. Let your brain adjust from going off them. It can be bad to go off cold Turkey. Hugs
I was on meds for a while this year. They made me a zombie. So I asked the dr how to go off of them. I am still depressed but able to do things.

 

[FuneralCry]

It can be extremely frustrating doing treatments and seeing no improvements. Seeing doctors can be tiring and I understand that. I wish you the best with what you are doing.