hi my name is Dan. I was on Abilify 15 mg. tab ( one before bed time ) and 10 mg. of Lexapro for over 2 years. On march 30th 2015 my family Dr. stopped both of them cold turkey and that same day started me on 40 mg. of Geodon and a pretty high dose of Welbutrin ( sorry I don t remember the exact dosage of the Welbutrin ) Friday morning ( the 17th of April ) I woke up at exactly 12 A.M. to what felt like hands on my chest bouncing me up and down on the bed yet I could see nothing there. I watched the alarm clack as 30 Min. pass, the whole time trying to scream and get up out of bed. I couldn t move a muscle or make a sound. After 30 Min. I was able to get up. I went to the living room and sat on the couch while I collected myself. I looked at the clock in the living room and it said 12.31 A.M. The clocks corresponded, so I know I was awake. I was wondering ( and this has been suggested ) Could that have been some type of seizure that I had? Also shouldn t my Dr. have known not to stop those medications cold turkey and start me on new ones the same day? The mixture of medications caused me to have SSRI Syndrome ( I did go to the ER and they said I had SSRI syndrome ) and I almost died from it. I am fine now but it scared the you know what out of me, as you can imagine. I have never had a seizure before in my life. The reason I am on medications is to try to help my severe Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder and also to help with my newly discovered Bipolar 1 disorder. So, my 2 questions are Did I have a seizure? and should my family Dr. Have known not to stop the medications cold turkey and start new medications that same Day? If you could answer my questions as soon as you can, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you for your time. Sincerely, Daniel M. Ps. I am afraid to go back to this Dr. I don t feel I can trust her with my health since I almost died because of her. I m using my Mom s E-mail address since I do not have one.
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Wed, 22 Apr 2015