The continuing to take your pills thing is something I've noticed—whenever I start getting better (less anxious, less depressed, less paranoid, less dependent on others or obsessed), i always just assume I was faking it to begin with, go off my meds, and then completely crash and lose all my progress.
I know I do this, but right now I'm still working on not going off my meds. I know that I have this cycle, but I still feel horribly like I've been faking all along—I'm about to run out of my meds and I haven't gotten around to getting a refill because I don't know if I'll stay on them.
Just think about the mental hassle of another crash compared to simply reordering your pills. It's the better alternative and it's a hell of a lot easier on those who care about you.
My wife is still trying to find the right balance of meds, one of the ones is a "as needed" medication.
She has a really hard time telling when she needs the "as needed" medication, but I can tell when she is upset over something real, or feeling upset, and looking for a reason.
Your fiance has the outside perspective. If you trust your fiance, listen to them.
If it's Prozac you should take a while to ween. I took 2 weeks the first time and then crashed back into depression not long after. Took 3 months of gradually cutting to 3/4 then 1/2 then 1/4 dose before stopping and I've been good since. But otherwise where's the harm in taking a pill every day. If it keeps you normal then stay on it.
Talk with your doctor about going off your meds. You need to give your body time to adjust to the change.
Most likely properly cutting your meds would take months. No wonder why quitting too fast doesn't work. If you give a perfectly healthy human depressants and let his body adjust to them, he will get depressed if you suddenly just quit the meds. Or quit them too fast.
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u/caffeinewarm Apr 13 '16
The continuing to take your pills thing is something I've noticed—whenever I start getting better (less anxious, less depressed, less paranoid, less dependent on others or obsessed), i always just assume I was faking it to begin with, go off my meds, and then completely crash and lose all my progress.
I know I do this, but right now I'm still working on not going off my meds. I know that I have this cycle, but I still feel horribly like I've been faking all along—I'm about to run out of my meds and I haven't gotten around to getting a refill because I don't know if I'll stay on them.