Requesting prayer..
 

Good morning friends~ I will probably regret airing my business but 6 in the morning after being up all night just doesn't seem like a bad thing. Have come here this morning asking for prayer for my daughter who has decided on her own she wants to come off of all her psychiatric meds. She says she wants to feel alive again. I'm talking about Effexor, Zanax, Topomax and Lithium. Her shrink has decreased ALL of these drugs at one time and I sit here quietly freaking out, praying and searching the web.. I just feel we should be decreasing one at a time. Am not proud of it but have come off many bad things years ago and it wasn't pretty but nothing like I am helplessly witnessing. She just wants to be whole again, it has been many years..long story as to what brought her to this point. You really don't have to read all this, feels better just getting it out there. ~Denise

Oh Denise-
How hard it must be for you to watch your daughter struggle with this. I hope that it all works out for the best and the mental illness does not take over as a result. Please ask her to do everything she can to take good care of herself without the medications - a regular wake/sleep schedule, healthy foods, no alcohol, regular exercise and support groups regularly. My thoughts and prayers will be with you.

My prayers will be with you Denise and your daughter. Hopefully under the Dr.'s care the reduction in meds will be better for her. I can understand her wanting to be off of the meds, and I'll be praying she finds the peace her mind needs right now without the meds.:love:

You and your family are in my prayers. Stay strong!

hopefully she will be fine with dropping all the meds at the same time. lithium alone is not fun to come off of. My friend who's been on a couple different drugs before has decided to quit cold turkey on more then one occasion and it just resulted in getting her physically sick. Another person i know was on lithium and she quit taking it (don't know if it was cold turkey or if she weened herself off) but supposively she is doing much better for herself now. She feels that dealing with her psychiatric problems is much better then dealing with all the side effects that the meds gave her. I personally have never been on something as serious as xanax and lithum, only effexor for a short period of time, and coming off that made me very very sleepy (being on it made me sleepy too so it really was only slightly worse for a couple days).

I wish you and your daughter all the best of luck and i hope she's feeling better enough to deal with her demons once she's off the meds. you guys are in my thoughts.

i totally understand she wants to be whole again. are the doctors giving you any instructions on what to do when she comes off of the medications? this will be a tough road ahead. if anything, she was on so many medications, maybe she did not need all of them and will be find??????? anyway...my heart and prayers are with you. please dont hesitate to let us know how it is coming along.

Many prayers for you and your daughter. Hang in there and feel free to post anytime (that's the beauty of this site - everyone is here for each other).

I feel for you, had a Stepdad that did this and it was not pretty ! My Prayers are with you and your Fam.

You and your family are in my prayers.

I hope everything turns out ok . for you and your daughter

Crystal

What a tough situation. I will keep you and your daughter and family in my prayers during this time!

Prayers for peace of mind for you and your daughter!

You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers while you go through this hard time.

Sending a ton of prayers your way. It so hard being a mother and having to worry about the regular every day things. Good luck and god bless.

:ghug: Denise, my prayers are with you...especially your daughter.:ghug:

Dear Denise, please don't regret coming here and sharing this with us, we as many will be praying for you and your daughter. Hopefully you or someone will be able to be with her while she is undergoing this difficult time in going off all these medications, please take care of yourself and we will be praying for strength for you too.
Patti and Jack

Denise, I just said a prayer for you and your daughter. Your concern is justified. The meds you listed are scary stuff. I hope you find some answers that will ease your mind and help your daughter.

Oh you must be a wreck!!! And searching the web only makes it worse... I know... whenI started Topamzx and Wellbutrin for my Migraine Prevention I found out it was also used in the same dosage and combination to treat bipolar disorder! I freaked out! Its really an anti-seizure Medication... Anyway... Reducing is always tough... and I agree, 4 at once seems harsh, but so is one! Its hard to do any of it!!! Just Pray as I will for her that her Doctor knows whats best and keep a close eye on her! Thats all you can do!

Don't read too much online, you'll drive yourself nuts!!! I'll tell you.. dealing with these stupid kidney stones the last few weeks... I have been awful with taking my two doses a day... I have been more like one a day... I have pretty much cut my own meds in half purely by my own forgetfulness brought on by the pain meds, and now I'm just out of my routine... I've been edgy, Confused, Absolutely zero attention span... I am a mess... Totally overwhelmed by very simple tasks.. and I know its cause I have totally messed up the balance in my system.... and its not like I forget the same dose... Its the am or the pm... who knows??? Today I took the AM dose twice! 20 mins apart!!! Not good!

*Hubby will be setting the alarms on my cell phone in the am for me.... I told him tonight that I was having a very hard time... (He said her knew but was not going to bring it up... Its that week.... ;) He was not risking life and limb to point it out! lol ) So I should be back on track soon enough....

But its icky... Hopefully her reduction is much smaller... I'm sure it is... Topamax is a tough one to come off of... But every BODY is different!!! Don't freak your self out reading crap online!!!! I did it for way to many late nights!!!! Its all I can do not to research the heck out of these Moon Stone things my Kidneys seem to be spitting out like Popcorn! ugh! but I just know I'd be eating kelp and bathing in apple cider viniger, and chewing on whole garlic cloves by next week if I did!!! lol

Just know that we are all here for you.. And you can come and type away all of your fears any time you want!!!! We'll listen!!! And Pray with you always!!!!

Kathryn

Denise I wish you strength in the difficulties you may need to help your daughter through in the coming weeks. This is indeed going to be a rough patch in her life, I have a feeling, and your help, love, and support she may make it through OK. All the best to you, dear, and know I will be thinking of you. Keep us in touch with how it is going if it is not too painful for you.

HUGS!:ghug:

Denise, just read your post. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Although you said this is not the place to air your problems, you have many people who will help you through this difficult time. Your daughter must understand the drawbacks of reducing her medication as well as her Doctor. Life is beautiful and she wants to enjoy its beauty, be strong and allow her to hold onto you if and when that time comes.:ghug:

Have written an update this morning and when I tried to post, kept signing me out. Will try again this evening after work. ~Denise

Man it's been a long day. When I got home she was sitting in the quiet with a rag on her head. Amy is 22 years old and was diagnosed with crippling Endometriosis and Polycistic Ovary Syndrome at 14. By 16 she rounded it off with stage 3 bi-polar dissirder, depression, hyperthyroidism and chronic migraines. She was an honor student and the youngest newspaper editor her school had ever had. In tenth grade she had to drop out because she simply could not function anymore. At 20 she married but he could not handle it and left..she wants her life back and I will do everything in my power to make that happen. It is going to be a long road but it has already been a long road for her. She will make it thru this. Drugs be damned.
Thank you all for the kindness, pm's and sincere support. Gizmo is always there with his sloppy sugars even tho he fights his own battles. Our little man. Will be keeping on close contact with her doctor and checking blood levels frequently, thanks again. ~Denise

Lovenlight to you and yours

Sending hugs to you and your family evening in hopes that you will have a peaceful night.

My step daughter is 42, never been married and lives with my husband and I. .She was anorexia and bulimic for years.She has been in the hospital many times on suicide watch and is just now doing better but if she went off her meds she would not make it.She takes 19 pills a day and they are all controlled substance meds,even with them she has bouts of depression so bad that I fear for her life.I can well understand the pain you are living with and my prayers are with you 100%.Be there for her but don't forget about taking care of yourself if you are to help her get through this.It is a helpless feeling to watch someone we love so much go through this ,my heart goes out to you.

I will definetly keep you & your daugther in my thoughts & prayers.

Thought I would post an update for anyone interested. :) Amy seems to be settling down a bit. The massive headaches still come and go, and seems to have a good bit of pain in her muscles. Will be staying on this decreased dose for another 2 weeks, then bump them down again. So far so good, I guess. It's safe enough to walk past her or speak to her now, if anyone can relate. All you can do at this point is love someone thru this, can't really do a damn thing but make sure she takes the vitamines and she eats once in a while. Best thing she can do is sleep when she can. Gonna try to get her to sit on the porch with me and the Giz today. It's anyone's guess if she will need her meds back, bi-polar just does't "go away". .if it comes to that maybe she can get buy without so many. Sorry for the dramatics before, comes a point in time when you just run out of answers and Gizmo doesn't talk much. Thanks for being there. Don't have a lot of pictures and one of them I just took a picture of a picture of her and my son so you could meet her.. but here they are, my girl. :)