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   billiebunta

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   01/27/08

   Hi!
   
   Just a quick note to say how I love reading your messages!
   
   You have such an unusual moniker that Google sniffed you out all over the net!
   
   It sounds like you have a very coherent plan for maintaining your health.
   
   I am interested in your attitude towards neuroleptics, their use, safety, efficacy, etc.
   
   You wrote that when you tried a withdrawal, you became ill very quickly. I wonder if you have read much by Dr Peter Breggin. Breggin is a long-standing critic of clinical psychiatry. He describes how a rebound psychosis effect is commonplace when withdrawing too rapidly.
   
   Breggin recommends a *maximum* 10% taper ever few weeks or even every few months. If you've been on drugs for many years, it could take several more years to get off them using a taper plan.
   
   I am currently following the blog of "Gianna Kali", a lovely young woman in the States who has decided after 20 years of playing the medical model, that enough is enough.
   
   She's *slowly* withdrawing from the countless drugs she has been prescribed over the years.
   
   She is following an orthomolecular programme and is doing very well, and going from strength to strength!
   
   I am hoping to do something like that myself. Maybe it would suit you too?
   
   Kind Regards,
   Billie
   
   

   01/27/08

   Reply from HeartofAtum:

   Hello Billie
   
   Thank you for the kind messages, how are you?
   
   I tried my last withdrawal by reducing very slowly over a couple of years, I'm on 175mg of Amisulpride, the last time I came off there was allot of stress in my life & not enough support & I became very ill. I went back on 200mg, but reduced to 175mg around a year ago. I am going to try again "long term" to get down to 50mg & discuss this with the psychiatrist. I do however function with what I'm on & maybe I will never be able to get off them. I am grateful & lucky in many ways for the quality of life which I do have. I have read Peter Breggin, his work is very informative & refreshing, his web site is good too. Many people do become medication free, & I think it is something worth trying. For myself the last thing I want is to become unwell again, & so allot of care is needed.
   
   I do post on other places under different user names as well. But I am honoured that you would "Google me" & read through some of what I have written. I will check out the web site which you recommend, thank you for the info.
   
   It would be good chatting further about things if you would like to, I recetly found another MH forum to go on seems very friendly & fun, I will send you the link in an E-Mail, or via here if your interested - I find this message system a bit awkward.
   
   My E-Mail - heartofatum@yahoo.co.uk
   
   I hope you are well & chat soon.
   
   Paul
   

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