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How do you get brave enough to wean off a medication or try a new one?
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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 393182" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p>i''ll ramble right back at you :-D</p><p> </p><p>i just had this exact same conversation at the psychiatrist yesterday, even though i'm the first person to admit that just because you are feeling better doesnt mean you don't need medications--in fact, that can often be a sign they are working.</p><p> </p><p>it was actually nice since the psychiatrist assistant *DID* listen to my concerns. we formulated a plan to start tapering in the spring to attempt to be medication free by the end of the school year. i'm also gunshy about rocking the boat around the holidays/harder part of the school year in the event that she does need to stay on medications, but i also need to see her weaned off in her "natural habitat" where the most stress is, so we are thinking if i start around spring break and go very slow, she'll still have some of the school year left on no medications. and in the event it fails i'll have all summer to titrate back to where she is. if the side effects (weight gain) get much worse we might have to speed it up, so its not all set in stone yet.</p><p> </p><p>so thats *our* plan.</p><p> </p><p>but the truth is, i wouldnt be so quick to do any kind of wean if we didnt have a major situational component. if i was strictly convinced that it was all her, i'd probably be leaning in the direction of what to try next with less SE's instead of no medications at all. or, i'd be asking myself if the SE's are tolerable enough in the name of stability and even though i don't like it, sometimes it is the only answer.</p><p> </p><p>it was felt that a medication free trial is warranted in our case, and we won't know if we don't try.</p><p> </p><p>but all that being said?</p><p> </p><p>yea, i'm pretty nervous about it too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 393182, member: 8831"] i''ll ramble right back at you :-D i just had this exact same conversation at the psychiatrist yesterday, even though i'm the first person to admit that just because you are feeling better doesnt mean you don't need medications--in fact, that can often be a sign they are working. it was actually nice since the psychiatrist assistant *DID* listen to my concerns. we formulated a plan to start tapering in the spring to attempt to be medication free by the end of the school year. i'm also gunshy about rocking the boat around the holidays/harder part of the school year in the event that she does need to stay on medications, but i also need to see her weaned off in her "natural habitat" where the most stress is, so we are thinking if i start around spring break and go very slow, she'll still have some of the school year left on no medications. and in the event it fails i'll have all summer to titrate back to where she is. if the side effects (weight gain) get much worse we might have to speed it up, so its not all set in stone yet. so thats *our* plan. but the truth is, i wouldnt be so quick to do any kind of wean if we didnt have a major situational component. if i was strictly convinced that it was all her, i'd probably be leaning in the direction of what to try next with less SE's instead of no medications at all. or, i'd be asking myself if the SE's are tolerable enough in the name of stability and even though i don't like it, sometimes it is the only answer. it was felt that a medication free trial is warranted in our case, and we won't know if we don't try. but all that being said? yea, i'm pretty nervous about it too. [/QUOTE]
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