So about two-ish weeks ago I completely dropped off of Lamictal. Cold turkey. And yes, I know that is the last thing you're ever suppose to do with any medication, but I was finished. I did the research...I thought seriously about it...I wasn't jumping off blind. Originally I was going to cut the pills into 1/4th and wean myself off slowly, but then I just ran out and decided not to get another bottle.
Newsflash...I'm alive!! No horrible side effects or withdrawels, just some fatigue. Honestly, nothing ever happened to even make me worry. Now I wouldn't suggest this for everyone of course, because a lot of people have had horrible withdrawels, I just wasn't one of them.
The main reason I dropped off this drug is because I didn't feel it was worth taking. I don't want to be on anything that I, as in me and not my doctor, am not abosolutely confident I need. Lamictal was good, I noticed some small improvements, but only small ones. It didn't even touch some of my bigger symptoms that I actually wanted help with. I also want to work with easing my disorder in every natural way I can first (i.e. nutrition, vitamins, sleep, exercise, etc.) before adding the drugs. I think modern medicine is a wonderful blessing and am by no means against it, but I also think that taking care of myself as a normal human being should will help imencely. I've also found great peace in certain meditation techniques, and have found them just as useful, sometimes more then, talk therepy sessions.
The road is still really rough right now, but I'm learning. I'd love to hear other's experiences with Lamictal or alternative medicine techniques.
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