the drug is Abilify
its only a 15 min apointment. i have been takeing the drug for 1.5 months. 2 weeks ago instead of takeing me off it he went from 15mg to 20mg
the reason i am takeing it is because i had a little psycotic episode and was awake for like a week. this drug is for crazy people and im not crazy at all
2006-09-05 07:19:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
Well, he is probably trying to see if it will work for you. A month and a half isn't that long to be on a med. Most meds don't even get built up in your system for 6-8 weeks, and that's being optimistic. My body doesn't respond well to meds, so I'm trying Zoloft, and don't plan to change it until I've been on it at least SIX MONTHS, just to see.
I guess you could say ALL drugs (anti-depessants, mood stabilizers, etc) are for "crazy people." But that's not really true. If you were truly "crazy," your doc would have had you lock up at the booby hatch.
After all is said and done, and you still want to go off the Abilify, by all means DO. Tell the doc you want to go off it. He will probably try to insist you take it, but there is no LAW that says you HAVE to take a drug.
If he consents, then he will tell you how to come off it, by reducing the dose. If he resists, then you can always go off it yourself. You could stop taking it entirely, but you may feel a little weird. In that case, you can reduce the dosage gradually on your own. Either way, going off your meds is not the big deal everyone makes it out to be. It's not like you'll die or anything.
Love, Jack.
2006-09-05 07:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your 15 minute app't is probably for a med check...
Do you have side effects? Tell them what they are...He will then adjust the med or put you on something different. If you do not have side effects do not try to con him...He will pick up on that.
You said you had a 'little' psychotic episode & didn't sleep for a week...Trust me... you need to be on meds that will help you cope with that.
And No...You are Not crazy...You have a chemical imblance in your brain which is treatable just as other illnesses are. Do not go back to the state that you were in...It is not fun & it is nothing to play around with...unless you enjoy those little episodes which could possibly get worse without meds.
How do I know? I am on meds for psychotic episodes...and I wouldn't dare not take my meds...I have no desire to go back to where I've been...which is my idea of just what hell is. My meds help me to be stable & participate in life as a 'normal' person...just as diabetics (which I also am) do when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin & are put on medication. These meds are to help a person with whatever the physical problem or illness is. And this problem of yours IS physical as well as mental...The brain is a physical part of your body !!!...but the part of the body that you think & process information with. Sometimes, it too, can get a little out of whack and needs a little help to work properly...just as other parts of the body.
Hang in there...Stay on your meds...We are Not Crazy...Thanks Be...Lots of love, Nala
2006-09-05 07:59:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like the old blood pressure medicine commercial, you want to stop taking your meds because you feel bettter now. Remember what you were like before taking the medicine.
Having a mental condition does not mean you are "crazy".
The brain is a part of your body and like the rest of your body sometimes needs medication to get things back into balance.
Keep taking the medication as prescribed and talk to your doctor about your concerns.
2006-09-05 07:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by mailatac 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give your doctor a good reason why you want to stop tell him or her how this drug makes you fell like the side effects you have while being on this drug
2006-09-05 07:30:39 · answer #4 · answered by shroty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the doctor everything and MAKE him understand. Don't accept some pat answer.
If you don't get satisfaction from the doctor, get on the internet and learn what to do with this med.
Some medications,If you decide to stop taking it you must wean slowly.
I don't know if this is one but you need to be careful.
2006-09-05 08:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by Harley Charley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to have been put on the drug for a reason.
Why do you want to stop it? Side effects?
All you can do is talk with your doctor, who will probably switch you to a new medication.
But a word of warning: Do not discontinue this medication without speaking with them first!
2006-09-05 07:23:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the doctor, you want a second opinion. If it pisses him off. He is not a good doctor. Doctors are just people. Some are good some are stupid. Just because he is a doctor,does not mean he knows everything and every body's problem.
2006-09-05 07:33:17 · answer #7 · answered by EL UNICO 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Baley,,,, well talk to the doctor about it,,,,, and make him sit down and take the whole 15 minutes......
My friend is bi-polar, and went off his meds,, thinking he did not need them,,,,, now he is crazier than ever,,,, and even I ,,, had to tell him Not to come around me... Sad but true......
You may think that you do not need the medicine,, the doctor usually knows best.....
good luck
2006-09-05 07:27:31 · answer #8 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Explain you don't want to develop an addiction, that you are feeling no signs of the disease and that it causes you bad side effets. Otherwise, change doctor.
2006-09-05 07:26:32 · answer #9 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your doctor exactly what you just told us. If that doesn't work, find a new doctor!!
2006-09-05 07:34:43 · answer #10 · answered by nic_tammyscott 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋