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Posted by holymama on June 16, 2005, at 23:16:07
I am up to 6 medications. Plus I've been drinking alcohol and smoking pot daily and drinking a lot of coffee. I'm a big drugged up mess. I'm not always like this -- I go through periods of 'sobriety' and healthy living, but 2 weeks ago I had a mental crisis, went from suicide watch to manic in 3 days flat. It's crazy. I started drinking and smoking pot like a fiend, to calm myself down, I think.
I need to get off these meds, maybe down to just lithium. I also need to stop this horrible drinking and smoking. It's so bad for my health, for my stability. Even though I can't call myself an 'alcoholic'. I don't drink much, but a few drinks gives me a hangover while I'm on all of theses meds.
I'm thinking of going into the hospital to get off everything. I could get cleaned up and come out drug free. I realize I can't just go in and ask them to keep me and get me off my meds, but if I start lowering my meds (with docotr's approval), I expect I'll get feeling suicidal at some point, because it happens frequently with me. I'm very sensitive to changes. I'm running the idea by my pdoc and also a doctor at the hospital I've been at in the past. If he o.k.s the idea, I would like to do it. I can't stand the idea of doing a 6 month gradual withdrawel of meds, one by one. That sounds so much more painful.
Posted by Arrie on June 19, 2005, at 20:45:49
In reply to I need to get off so many drugs..., posted by holymama on June 16, 2005, at 23:16:07
well good luck sounds a little scarey where you are at now, dont drink if you can stop that DO, then you will have one biggy out of the way, if you cant taper down on the others then maybe there are a few you need to be on, yes? dont beat yourself up and be patient, they cant fix you over night its a long term committment by you to you, BUT it sounds like you know what it is to take care of yourself and are not going to be satisfied with all this self-destruction..good luck post again
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