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Old 01-01-2011, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jiggered View Post
I've decided that I'm gonna talk to my Dr. this week, I'm thinking that I have some form of depression, from the meds.
Any time there is a concern about medications causing depression or other negative side effects you need to get off that medication.

Many medications are tapered...you start out at a low dose and increase slowly. You also need to taper off of those meds as the safest approach.

Yes, contact your doctor but it sounds like you need to start getting off of the medications now, you can start doing that.

jiggered, I am very med sensitive. I have had medication induced depression with suicidal thoughts several times.

I stop the medication "cold turkey" then I notify my prescribing doctor. Going "cold turkey" is not a safe or accepted way to come off medication but, for me, it literally becomes the difference between life and death.
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