2 Days - No meds

[Phyllis]

I have a bad habit of doing this... Going days without taking my meds. This time it was only 2 days. The first day I was low the second day I was hyper but constrained myself from doing much for fear of going hypo-manic. I took my meds today, which is a good thing I guess. But sometimes I think I would be ok without my meds.

Anyone else not take their meds sometimes? And if so, what is your reason? A friend of mine who is BP once told me that when you think you don't need therapy or don't need your meds, is the time you really need it. I always keep that in mind. Sometimes I don't adhere to that though. I get upset with myself in the end for not taking my meds. I also find that when I don't take my meds is when I really need support.

[cathmk]

I've been thinking about not taking my meds because lately I've been having really strange physical behaviors.  More than just shaking. But I fear what will happen if I just go cold turkey. I see my pdoc in 2 weeks and neurologist next week. I fear there is something wrong. So going off my meds seems like a bad thing to do.

I've gone off of them before for more than 3 days at a stretch and usually lost all control. I've been taking them religiously and now I feel weird. When I have gone off of them before it was usually because I couldn't afford my refills at the time or because I didn't get to the pharmacy because I was paralyzed with fear to leave my house. Which happens a lot.

[clayton]

Hey, you know you can become dehydrated by mixing lithium and caffiene--I like both of them, so I am at risk for that---it happened this past week, so I stopped taking the drugs the GP gave me, thinking they might be a catalyst.

clayton

[datgentry]

I just went two months without taking my meds and thought that I was doing okay only to realize that I was falling apart mentally.  I also stopped going to my therapist which was not a good decision.  I've been back on my meds (one of them is new) for about two weeks and I am seeing my therapist again.  I agree that when we think we are well is when we need to take a second and serious look at our situation.  I know for myself that stopping my meds is not a good idea.


                                                                            datgentry

[beaneebabie]

I'm only new to meds so they haven't started to work properly for me yet. So last week I became manic and decided that I was totally fine and stopped taking my meds. And once again I fell into the same old pattern of drinking, partying all night (even if its by myself) and spending money which I don't have. I really don't want to take my meds sometimes because when I'm manic and not irritable, I feel like there is nothing wrong. But I know that its better for my kids if I take them, yet at the same time my kids love it when I'm so happy. grrrr I really hate this