Alexxmarie
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- Jan 23, 2017
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I'm a 23 year old female. I was diagnosed with anxiety and bipolar disorder when I was 17. I tried many medications and nothing worked until 3 years ago, when I was prescribed depakote 250mg twice daily, and Valium 5mg once daily as needed. I don't take the Valium as much, due to my knowledge of it being addictive. My health insurance has a habit of just, disappearing...and with taking something like depakote, that's just not safe! I can't afford to get my refill, so I'm coming off. I have enough to last me three weeks, if I cross my fingers hard enough that the government will decide once again that my life matters. But no, I'm not doing it anymore. I'm done. I can't. It's been about a week since I've started tapering off. I don't have a doctor because that requires the money and insurance that I don't have either. My psychiatrist told me how to taper off if I ever wanted to a while back. She said to take one a day for a week instead of two, then take one every other day for the next week, then go cold turkey. Tomorrow would be the day that I don't take any at all, and I don't know if I can handle it. I've never had a seizure, but I've read that withdrawal from this medication can cause one, and I'm scared. I keep getting headaches, feeling really tired but restless, and my anxiety is through the roof. I need advice, from anybody that's been in this situation, or something like it. I know people come off this drug all the time due to liver damage or pregnancy. How do you deal with the withdrawal?