Really? I'll have to check that out!

Right now, I'm heading out for the weekend. Haven't been away from the house in months and months ... It's gonna be sweet!

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Have fun - it's important!

Dude, your doc just wants you to buy the pills( more $$ for her). tell him/her to go fuck himself/herself and get off them meds. its all in your head man.

That's what I'm up to. ^^ It's gonna take awhile, as stopping these meds abruptly can cause me to have seizures....

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one time i tried a certain substance and i accidentally created 5 years i spent in tibet as a false memory in my head. i got really pissed off.

Manjinken, did u really imagine 5 years of living in Tibet because of a pharmaceutical?

Canadian coyote, i feel you totally. Since 3rd Grade i was/have been on a laundry list of pills. You can not just quit like most of these people are suggesting. There mentally and physically addictive. You should not rush the process of weaning off your meds.And if i were still in your position, i would get a second opinion as to what meds you should still take and what meds you should get off of.
Your physician wasnt trying to screw you over by prescribing you the numerous pills. Even though money may have been an underling factor, he still probably had you best interest at hand. He's not paid to bring excessive distress upon his patients, he's paid to relieve it. So like i said, a second opinion would be a good idea, especially from some one who practices alternative style medicine.thats just my opinion

Yea, thats why there so dangerous! Wish the best of luck to you! stick to da erb!

Dont kill his motivation. yea its ganna take dicipline but he can do it

Im in no way trying to discourage coyote from stopping his/her meds. Im now completely prescription free While pills may be bad for your liver and possibly your over all quality of life, you have to wonder; did the doctor prescribe me these pills for nothing? You have to remember, MD'S go through years and years of rigorous training. Its one of the toughest professions to make it in. Doctors are Not Stupid, as much as some hippie douche bags would want u to believe. I commend coyote for having the courage to quite the regimen of medication he/she has been prescribed.
If you honestly believe in your heart that what the doctor has given you is Wrong, then by all means do every thing you can to get your self in a better situation.

I'm a girl, BTW. ^^

When I was put on the medicine, I was given the impression that it would be a temporary thing. Just until I leveled out (if there really is such a thing). I was 15 when they started shoving pills in me, and now it's been proven that giving anti-depressants to teens can cause some serious damage.

The main reason I wanted to get off of these meds was ... well ... they didn't seem to be working. I'd take a huge dose every single day and feel like all I'd done was waste a lot of money. The med I'm getting off of is extremely expensive - even with insurance. I've had my share if incompetant doctors - ones who didn't seem to listen to what I was saying - but the one I have now is very supportive of my goal and is helping me through it. He understands why I want to do it and has seen first hand how much my mood/energy level/overall sense of wellbeing has improved since I started down this road.

I reduced my dose last Monday, I'm now taking 1/8th of my original dose, and when my prescription runs out ... that's it. I'm done. I've felt like absolute shit since Monday ... but I know that it'll pass. I have a good feeling about the future, something I've been lacking for nearly a decade.

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