Mental Illness Fellowship Northern Territory

Hi @PeppiPatty

This is my situation, I was prescribed an antipsychotic by my psychiatrist, off label for social anxiety about a year ago, at first it helped, but I soon developed serious side effects. After a while of pleading with him we finally agreed to discontinue it, he told me it should be fine to "just stop taking it"... It wasn't, I was struck down with complete insomnia, extreme anxiety and ocd panic, things I've never experienced before. My psychiatrist refuses to believe that it was withdrawal, saying instead it was a reemergence of underlying issues.... He switched me to another antipsychotic which I'm trying to very slowly taper off. I'm still suffering from protracted withdrawal syndrome, plus side effects from the new medication, it's been ten months now, it's hell. Apparently this causes instability of the autonomic nervous system, it's like being constantly stuck in fight or flight mode, and can take years to resolve if ever.... I don't want to end my life but I can't live with this medication induced living nightmare for years, either