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What Happens If We Stop Mood Stabilizers?

What happens when you stop taking the mood stabilizers and anti-psychotic medication and starting menopause with no hormone treatment due to breast cancer (ductal incarcineria) and on high 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
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

Mood stablizers and anti psychotic medications are a group of drugs that should not be stopped suddenly and by oneself. It can cause a lot of discomfort and side effects leading to return of symptoms and appearance of newer symptoms due to withdrawal.

It is best to talk to your doctor and request for cheaper alternatives and those that can be paid for by you. There are many psychiatric medications that have been in use for many years and might treat most of the symptoms of bipolar illness. Depending on your symptoms and past history of psychiatric medication, a decision needs to be taken after reviewing your complete details.

As you also have duct cancer in the breast and taking high doses of pain medication, menopause will not be seriously affected in any way due to not taking hormone treatment. Please do not worry.
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What Happens If We Stop Mood Stabilizers?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Mood stablizers and anti psychotic medications are a group of drugs that should not be stopped suddenly and by oneself. It can cause a lot of discomfort and side effects leading to return of symptoms and appearance of newer symptoms due to withdrawal. It is best to talk to your doctor and request for cheaper alternatives and those that can be paid for by you. There are many psychiatric medications that have been in use for many years and might treat most of the symptoms of bipolar illness. Depending on your symptoms and past history of psychiatric medication, a decision needs to be taken after reviewing your complete details. As you also have duct cancer in the breast and taking high doses of pain medication, menopause will not be seriously affected in any way due to not taking hormone treatment. Please do not worry.