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What Happens When Mood Stabilizers And Anti-psychotic Medication Are Stopped?

What happens when you stop taking the mood stabilizers and anti-psychotic medication and starting menopause with no hormone trxeatment due to breast cancer (ductal incarcineria) and on ahigh doses of pain medication. I have stop taking my bi-polar due to loss of health insurance and can not afford to pay full cost of bi-polar meds
Fri, 28 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
If you are on mood stabiliser and antipsychotic drugs and you suddenly stop all these, there will be withdrawal symptoms.
The symptoms are
1. Mood swings from hypo mania to hyper mania
2. Hallucinations
3. Negative thoughts
4. Palpitations
5. Headache and giddiness
6. Too much hunger or loss of hunger
7. Involuntary bowel habits.
8. Violent behaviour etc.
And you are also in menopause. So this can also affect your cognitive function if you stop these drugs suddenly.
So better to continue these drugs. Consult psychiatrist and ask him for cheaper alternatives.
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What Happens When Mood Stabilizers And Anti-psychotic Medication Are Stopped?

Thanks for your question on HCM. If you are on mood stabiliser and antipsychotic drugs and you suddenly stop all these, there will be withdrawal symptoms. The symptoms are 1. Mood swings from hypo mania to hyper mania 2. Hallucinations 3. Negative thoughts 4. Palpitations 5. Headache and giddiness 6. Too much hunger or loss of hunger 7. Involuntary bowel habits. 8. Violent behaviour etc. And you are also in menopause. So this can also affect your cognitive function if you stop these drugs suddenly. So better to continue these drugs. Consult psychiatrist and ask him for cheaper alternatives.