Really want to stop with ''meds''

[Falkor]

Hello,

So I really want to stop taking my medications. Of course not sudden stop like all of it, just take care of it. But the big problem is, my parents don't want me to stop with ''Risperdal''. I don't like taking it, I've always told them, It's making me feel nervous even more in social situations, It makes me sweat (extremely embarrassing:S) and it makes me feel dizzy every day. I'm so happy I finally quit my Melatonine, I talked to my mom yesterday, I felt dizzy after taking it 45 min, and told my mom I want to get rid of melatonine and she agreed.
But now, the issue is. How can I stop with Risperdal.

Why do I want to stop?, first of all.. I get even more nervous, I feel dizzy, I experience brain fog :/, I have been dealing with depersonalization since i started with risperdal, I have probs with sexual stuff.
I have a dry mouth like every hour of the day, and I'm sick of it.
I feel tensed, and have leg pain every evening, since i started took these medication.

I just really want to get rid of all my medication, I don't wanna hear that **** like ''You can't live without medication''. Of course I can, I'm a stronger person, I learnt so many things, I didn't experience panic attacks since months, I didn't avoid any social situation, just faced every social situation.
I don't feel like I need risperdal anymore, because I'm really happy and feeling good nowadays. But still, my parents are so difficult to convince about that I don't need them anymore. & I'm 18 for sakes..

So what should I do, should I talk to my parents tomorrow?
Should I explain about my reasons, about that I really am ready to stop with them. How I've been feeling all these years while taking this meds.

But the prob is, I don't have a psychiatrist to talk about my meds, and my doctor doesn't support me, she always agrees to my parents. So I need to stop my meds myself, it's even a better argument so that I keep taking it, because I don't have anybody who supports my point, :/ argh.
I really wish to quit my medication :/
Ciao.

 

[missjesss]

Hey flowergirlie !

What kind of medication is that ? It doesn't sound like an anti depressant, but my best advice for you if you feel like that in them then definately stop taking them I remember the first medication I started on effexor the doctor started me on 70mg then the next day I experienced pretty bad seratonin syndrome it was scary ! So firstly the doctor is not always correct I'm currently taking 15mg of lexapro I highly recommend lexapro or zoloft as the newer anti depressants seem to make me nervous and agitated..

Make sure you always start off on a low dose and go up by half a tablet if needed
if you do get the sever panic attacks I recommend also taking 6 fish oils per day, 2 vitamin b12 supplements 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening, and 4 magnesium plus before bed time helps me heapse !!

 

[spaceboy135]

flowergirlie,

if I were you... Do what YOU think is right-- that is the only right thing to do. What your heart tells you. I quit Paxil this past summer cold turkey, and for the next two months I couldn't move my eyeballs without seeing stars and getting this electrical-shock feeling in my brain. But I did it, and that's all that matters...

If I can, then so can you!

-Michael

 

[AlizeD]

i would be careful with that. i thought, that i could get along without my meds, because i felt so much better. turned out to be a mistake. i realized that i only felt better BECAUSE of the meds.
maybe you can ask your doc to chance the meds? there might be some meds that your body tolerates better that the ones you take.
i chanced my meds, and feel a lot better since that.
hope that helps a bit..

 

[DeMarco]

Medications are way way way too overrated. I did them for 1-2 months then flush them in the toilet. It's your body so in the end it's your decision. The fact is that medication only numbs you and doesn't confront the real problems. Talk to your parents and tell them what you just wrote.