Rico Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hi, Does anyone know of any clinicians in Australia that can supervise the withdrawal process? My current pdoc is driving me insane, and refusing to acknowledge that the symptoms I was experiencing were withdrawal symptoms. I've had enough. He has referred me to a Professor who specializes in Bipolar, but I fear it that this will be a waste of time. I feel so alone. I am waking up at 2pm and suffering horrible sedation from the combination of medication I am on. I can't keep living like this, it's not right. Thanks, Rico 1997 - Diagnosed Bipolar 1 after stressful life events and hospitalised, discharged on multiple drugs. 1997 - 2014: Polypharmacy treatment, predominantly Zyprexa, Epilim and Lithium (at high doses), ~30 hospitalisations. 2015: Back to cocktail of Zypreza, Epilim, Lithium and dealing with aftermath of injection 2016: Decided to withdraw from psychiatric drugs due to side effects. 2017: Withdrew from Zyprexa, Epilim and just placed on lithium (~1800mg) 2017, 2018: Multiple failed withdrawals from lithium and hospitalisations involving short term antipsychotic use. April 2019: Started seeing new psychiatrist who suggested replacing Lithium with Latuda, hospitalised within 5 days. April to July: tapered lithium down to 600mg and new psychiatrist is supporting me to get off lithium completely. Aug 25 2019: Discontinued Lithium, completely drug free. March 2020: Hospitalised, Abilify/Lithium for a short time. Drug free since July 2020. February 2021: Hospitalised, Lithium 750mg May 2022: Last dose of Abilify Depot, Lithium 1250 -> tapered to 750mg by July 2022. July 2023: Hospitalised and given Abilify 400mg depot; Jan 2024 - April 2024: Tapered Abilify to 0mg. Drug free at present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Emeritus ChessieCat Posted October 13, 2016 Moderator Emeritus Share Posted October 13, 2016 Here's the link to the only(?) known Sydney one: Yolande Lucire, MD, New South Wales, Australia * NO LONGER ACTIVE on SA * MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: (6 year taper) 0mg Pristiq on 13th November 2021 ADs since ~1992: 25+ years - 1 unknown, Prozac (muscle weakness), Zoloft; citalopram (pooped out) CTed (very sick for 2.5 wks a few months after); Pristiq: 50mg 2012, 100mg beg 2013 (Serotonin Toxicity) Tapering from Oct 2015 - 13 Nov 2021 LAST DOSE 0.0025mg Post 0 updates start here My tapering program My Intro (goes to tapering graph) VIDEO: Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome and its Management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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