Stopped all medications all at once.

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Title says it all. I'm 20 years old and my life is fucked! I need support, advice, anything at all BUT I do not want to hear anyone tell me I should take medication again.

January 20th 2012 I flushed all of my lithium, abilfy, lamictal, and Xanax down the toilet. I kept my Ativan for it was prescribed when needed, and it helps me sleep. At the time I was prescribed and took pretty regularly 900 mgs lithium, 25 abilify, 250 lamictal, and some low dose of xanax. I have changed immensely. All of my friends can tell. After me acting my insane self today at my buddies house, one of my best friends said to me something along the lines of "Recently you seem to have changed. You are almost a completely different person." Hearing that from him made post this. Before I write anything more I just want to know if anyone can relate so I don't waste my time writing 1000 words+.

Oh and just some more quick information:

I was on Lithium for around 6 years. I hate Lithium with a passion. My mother was forcing me to take the medication. I was able to stop because I am in college now living in the dorms.

 
By departureunknown on Sat, 02-25-12, 22:23

They had you well drugged!
At 20 you should have the choice to take drugs or not! But I know what a PITA parents can be ....
I know a Dr. would never suggest going from such a drugged state to nothing overnight.
I am far from a chemist or a Dr.
I know the med I take for sleep is the one I value.

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By Medssuck on Sat, 02-25-12, 22:32

Yeah I took my first meds at age 11. 11-13 was zoloft, prozac, risperdal, wellbutrin, and im missing 1 or 2. 14 was the dreaded lithium, I was on 1200 mgs at one point, shortly after lithium... fuck it heres the list. The scary thing is im missing 4-5.
1. Abilify
2. Anafranil
3. Ativan/Lorazepam
4. Depakote
5. Lamictal/Lamotrigine
6. Lithium/Lithobid
7. Prozac
8. Risperdal
9. Wellbutrin
10. Xanax
11. Zoloft
12. Zyprexa

Out of this list the ones I hate the most are Lamictal, Lithium, and the one I hate the most the most!!!! WITH A PASSION!!!! Is zyprexa! gaining 20 pounds in less than 2 months was the worst side effect! I now have permanent stretch marks which make me cry myself to sleep some nights!

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By Medssuck on Sat, 02-25-12, 22:37

Oh and may I add now I hate my mother more than I hate anyone in the world! SHE FUCKING FORCE FED ME THE MEDS!!!!!! Some rough nights I would fall asleep early around 10ish and if I had forgotten to take my meds my mother would wake me up and I'm half asleep and brain dead so I just take them!!! Please someone anyone help!!!! I just wish I was never born and never had this shitty life. Everyone who knows me has always known me as the crazy as fuck friend, and now that I'm completely unmedicated I give a new name to crazy!

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By Fed Up1 on Sat, 02-25-12, 22:45

hey new account with a name like medssuck a lot of people might take the name the wrong way

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By departureknown on Sat, 02-25-12, 22:48

Hey other people at SG!
We need POSITIVE INPUT FROM POSITIVE people!!!

medssuck (I like the name here) - have you told your mom you do not want to take drugs?
Was there a plan by the Dr's to reduce your meds?

I was put on Dilantin when I was 14 - I'd still be on that crap if my mom had her way!
A psych and my current MD wanted me on Lithium - I chose not to proceed with it
(note to other SG members - I did not say their suggestion was without merit).

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By Fed Up1 on Sat, 02-25-12, 23:00

Ok no Dr. knows. It was very dangerous I know and honestly I don't care. I wouldn't have cared if it had killed me! In fact I wish somehow it had. one week ago I wake up in the hospital from nearly drinking myself to death and getting hypothermia. The two things I'm most mad about that night was
1. I wish I had died
2. The Dr.s at the hospital ripped my favorite Doors shirt (the band)

Oh and an answer to your question about does my mom know. She knows, I rubbed it in her fucking stupid face. I told her with a smile on my face that I flushed them all down the toilet. It's scary how much I hate her. Spring break is coming up and I do NOT want to go home. About 2 weeks ago my mother and father visited me and it was so tough to be around my parents, my mother especially! It got so bad I had to make her leave the room, because I couldn't even look at her! Every time I think about her I get sick to my stomach and upset and flustered! She ruined my life! Plain and simple! When I turned 19 I begged and pleaded her please please mother let me stop just the zyprexa! It took another 6 months + to get me off the evil drug!!!!!! Talking about all this now makes me fucking enraged!!!!!!

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