Withdrawal of medication

[thelord's_pearl]

Hi all, I've been having trouble withdrawing from one of my medication! it's an anti-psychotic medication which I've tried after having had feeling of extraordinary anxiety from worrying. I doubt I need it anymore since after a natural supplement helped stopped the worrying while the anti-psychotic medication was still not working or only probably worked a bit but not for a large part.

I went from about 1mg to 7.5mg once, not because it worked but because there was no other resort. Then after I got really anxious after I did something that I feel God doesn't want me to do and after I felt better increasing it a bit when I did what I feel God doesn't want me to do a few to several times already, I can't remember exactly. This time I'm on 9.75mg before I felt it was the final dose. I'm scared bc in September I had a 6 of sugar level (pre-diabetic) and if I'm on 9.75 now I don't know if I'd be diabetic so I'd like prayer on this, please. It's a downpoint for me. I admitted to God that I'm weak and foolish and I need his lending hand and to carry me through this dark time. I want his utmost mercy, compassion and understanding and for him to be gentle with me.
The medication will also cause elevated liver enzymes and probably high cholesterol. I hope everything's going to be ok. Thanks everyone. it has been very difficult to withdraw from this medication. I want to be successful.

 

[Michiah-Imla]

I want his utmost mercy, compassion and understanding and for him to be gentle with me.

I pray the Lord grant your petitions.

 

[Lambano]

By prayer and petition, lifting up The Lord's Pearl's request before Him. May she have no more anxiety, And may the peace that passes all understanding guard her heart and mind.

I hope this works out for you.

 

[Nancy]

My prayer for you sister, is that God will give you wisdom to make dietary changes. That He will remove any and all fear in you as He will comfort you...He tells us all the time to "not fear". Thank you Lord that you hear all of our prayers and, please grant your daughter peace and health. Amen!

 

[Raccoon1010]

Praying that you can slowly decrease the medicine dose and feel comfortable and happy that you need it no more. May God guide you thru this process.

 

[thelord's_pearl]

My prayer for you sister, is that God will give you wisdom to make dietary changes. That He will remove any and all fear in you as He will comfort you...He tells us all the time to "not fear". Thank you Lord that you hear all of our prayers and, please grant your daughter peace and health. Amen!

it really got me thinking, Nancy, that now I'm going to not eat any rice and noodles and just eat protein and vegetables, good fat and unsweetened drinks. I really appreciate you so much for this idea you shared that clicked with me as a reminder. I really appreciate all other prayers too.

Praying that you can slowly decrease the medicine dose and feel comfortable and happy that you need it no more. May God guide you thru this process.

Thank you dev!

 

[Nancy]

it really got me thinking, Nancy, that now I'm going to not eat any rice and noodles and just eat protein and vegetables, good fat and unsweetened drinks. I really appreciate you so much for this idea you shared that clicked with me as a reminder. I really appreciate all other prayers too.

Thank you dev!

That's awesome, SO happy to have inspired you some, lol. Getting rid of the carbs is always the way to go and, once you stop craving them, you can introduce them back into your diet. :)

 

[Raccoon1010]

When I eat rice or potatoes or even pasta I usually have it with protein in it. Then it isn't a problem. But if I eat just pasta or rice by itself then it becomes a problem for me. I have pre-diabetes too.

 

[RLT63]

Hi all, I've been having trouble withdrawing from one of my medication! it's an anti-psychotic medication which I've tried after having had feeling of extraordinary anxiety from worrying. I doubt I need it anymore since after a natural supplement helped stopped the worrying while the anti-psychotic medication was still not working or only probably worked a bit but not for a large part.

I went from about 1mg to 7.5mg once, not because it worked but because there was no other resort. Then after I got really anxious after I did something that I feel God doesn't want me to do and after I felt better increasing it a bit when I did what I feel God doesn't want me to do a few to several times already, I can't remember exactly. This time I'm on 9.75mg before I felt it was the final dose. I'm scared bc in September I had a 6 of sugar level (pre-diabetic) and if I'm on 9.75 now I don't know if I'd be diabetic so I'd like prayer on this, please. It's a downpoint for me. I admitted to God that I'm weak and foolish and I need his lending hand and to carry me through this dark time. I want his utmost mercy, compassion and understanding and for him to be gentle with me.
The medication will also cause elevated liver enzymes and probably high cholesterol. I hope everything's going to be ok. Thanks everyone. it has been very difficult to withdraw from this medication. I want to be successful.

I will be praying for you. I was on Klonopin for sleep at 2mg and I worked down gradually to 1/2 a mg but if I went any lower I couldn’t sleep. I was trying to get a new job and was worried about Klonopin showing up in the drug screen so I just quit taking it. After a couple of nights my sleep went back to usual (I still have issues with sleep but I was back to what is normal for me.) I suggest you reduce your medication gradually, a little bit at a time so that you don’t have withdrawal symptoms

 

[thelord's_pearl]

I pray the Lord grant your petitions.

thanks so much!

When I eat rice or potatoes or even pasta I usually have it with protein in it. Then it isn't a problem. But if I eat just pasta or rice by itself then it becomes a problem for me. I have pre-diabetes too.

interesting.. I will be asking a holistic nutritionist about this. aw, I hope you'll adjust your diet too so you can become non-prediabetic dev.

 

[Raccoon1010]

thanks so much!

interesting.. I will be asking a holistic nutritionist about this. aw, I hope you'll adjust your diet too so you can become non-prediabetic dev.

I do OK so long as I don't eat too much noodles or rice. And I stay away from sugar stuff.

 

[quietthinker]

Hi all, I've been having trouble withdrawing from one of my medication! it's an anti-psychotic medication which I've tried after having had feeling of extraordinary anxiety from worrying. I doubt I need it anymore since after a natural supplement helped stopped the worrying while the anti-psychotic medication was still not working or only probably worked a bit but not for a large part.

I went from about 1mg to 7.5mg once, not because it worked but because there was no other resort. Then after I got really anxious after I did something that I feel God doesn't want me to do and after I felt better increasing it a bit when I did what I feel God doesn't want me to do a few to several times already, I can't remember exactly. This time I'm on 9.75mg before I felt it was the final dose. I'm scared bc in September I had a 6 of sugar level (pre-diabetic) and if I'm on 9.75 now I don't know if I'd be diabetic so I'd like prayer on this, please. It's a downpoint for me. I admitted to God that I'm weak and foolish and I need his lending hand and to carry me through this dark time. I want his utmost mercy, compassion and understanding and for him to be gentle with me.
The medication will also cause elevated liver enzymes and probably high cholesterol. I hope everything's going to be ok. Thanks everyone. it has been very difficult to withdraw from this medication. I want to be successful.

You are loved and have been given mercy over and above than you presently see tl_p.
'Learn of me, Jesus said, for I am meek and lowly and you will find rest for your soul'

I hope you've checked out 'The Chosen' :)

 

[thelord's_pearl]

Hi dev and others, well, I will say I finally got a final dose I'm sticking with and I've made changes to having a pre-diabetic diet of protein, vegetables and fruits and good fats with no rice, noodles and minimal bread and only a tiny bit of sugar is in my diet. Now also I'm going to work on exercising in the weight room for 1 hr a day and go to my group walks once in a while. I hope it works out for me. Thanks for everyone who prays for me kindly.:)

 

[Raccoon1010]

Hi dev and others, well, I will say I finally got a final dose I'm sticking with and I've made changes to having a pre-diabetic diet of protein, vegetables and fruits and good fats with no rice, noodles and minimal bread and only a tiny bit of sugar is in my diet. Now also I'm going to work on exercising in the weight room for 1 hr a day and go to my group walks once in a while. I hope it works out for me. Thanks for everyone who prays for me kindly.:)

Sounds like you figured it out. That is good. I had to get advice from the nutrition expert at the specialist doctor's office to get that type of advice. See forums can be helpful, lol. Cheers. Exercise is always helpful with pre-diabetes.

 

[amigo de christo]

 

[thelord's_pearl]

Update: I actually finally took a dose of 13.75mg of the anti-psychotic Haldol about for 2 weeks ago now as that was the actual final dose for me to feel better longer story cut short and it made my social anxiety/phobia with eye contact anxiety better, it helped me a lot and I can get by in life now, it helped a lot, almost fully all the time so I don't think I will be withdrawing from this drug anymore but I need prayer in regards to the side effects that everything's going to be ok, that even though there are side effects that I can manage them in other ways known to holistic nutrition of naturopathy and things can work integratively. Thanks so tremendously.

 

[Raccoon1010]

Update: I actually finally took a dose of 13.75mg of the anti-psychotic Haldol about for 2 weeks ago now as that was the actual final dose for me to feel better long story cut short and it made my social anxiety/phobia with eye contact anxiety better, it helped me a lot and I can get by in life now, it helped a lot, almost fully all the time so I don't think I will be withdrawing from this drug anymore but I need prayer in regards to the side effects that everything's going to be ok, that even though there's side effects I can manage them in other ways known to holistic nutrition of naturopathy and things can work integratively. Thanks so tremendously.

Praying for you. Keep us updated on how you are doing!

 

[thelord's_pearl]

Praying for you. Keep us updated on how you are doing!

I will. I had eye contact anxiety from social anxiety/phobia because of past school experience in Junior High leading to a lack in confidence subconsciously as I didn't express myself really but now I can get by in life almost fully because of this medication. I hope everything will be ok though in terms of side effects I will or might get along the way. Thanks dev, and everyone praying for me.

 

[thelord's_pearl]

Update: I went to the hospital in-patient to try another anti-psychotic medication and they raised that medication and decreased the one I was currently taking to 0. Then it wasn't doing well on me so they decreased that one and raised the one I was currently taking to 1mg so it's not so high anymore and so far it has been almost a week and I haven't gotten any withdrawal symptoms. I have plans to try herbal medicine: an adaptogen and nervine tonic and relaxant for my anxiety. Prayers would be appreciated. Thanks. The one I'm currently back on has caused me a lot of lack of motivation on a higher dose even though it helped with my eye contact somewhat.

 

[Michiah-Imla]

Prayers would be appreciated. Thanks

May you get positive results in Jesus’ name.