How to know when to stop taking anxiety medication
5 tips for when you want to come off your medication | #AskMind - Episode 1
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hi and welcome to the first ever episode
of ask mind if you are lovely YouTube
viewers can ask us at mind anything you
like about mental health whether it's
about a new medication you've just
started taking or if you're not sure
about what rights you have in hospital
or even if you just want to know some
tips for your everyday life we're here
to help you so on to our first ever
question and this one is from Lilly she
says I am thinking about coming off the
medication I've been taking for
depression but I heard there might be
withdrawal symptoms is there anything I
can do to help me cope with the effects
of withdrawal well Lilly you are not
alone we get asked this one a lot on our
infoline there are lots of different
reasons why you might want to come off
your medication but with the drawer can
be a really difficult thing to go
through for a lot of people so it's not
a decision that can be taken lightly
everyone will have a different
experience but over the years we've
talked to a lot of different people and
there are some things that we found that
most people can find help them look
after themselves from the join for
medication so we put together our top
five tips on how to cope so number one
if you want to come a few medication it
is important to plan this please please
please don't just stop suddenly it's a
good idea to talk to your doctor if you
feel comfortable doing this about things
you could do to help make withdrawal
easier like you can reduce the dose
slowly or you can switch some
alternative medication before coming off
completely and remember there are some
drugs it's actually quite dangerous to
stop taking suddenly you can check our
information on our website about
different types of medication to find
out more about yours okay tip number two
insert different drugs will have
different withdrawal symptoms and
different people will experience
different symptoms - is our bodies or
process medication quite differently
Lily I'm not sure what type of specific
medication you're on so you can look at
our alphabetical list of medications
online for the general symptoms that
might happen with your medication you
might find it easier to manage your
symptoms if you know what to expect okay
so tip number three is that it is a
really good idea if you can to talk to
your friends and family about your
decision to come off it might be good
for them to know in advance that they
might need to look after you a little
bit more if you're finding withdrawal
symptoms difficult and it's always nice
to have people you care about around you
and making of
decision if you're worried about your
mental health problem coming back when
you stop taking medication your friends
and family can also help you stay aware
of how you're coping if you don't feel
okay talking to friends and family about
stopping your medication which is fair
enough some of us won't you could try
looking for a support group you can try
your local mines or you can look to pull
it online we've got our own online foot
community cause anyone can check it out
here number four nearly one of the most
important things you can do is remember
to look after yourself you're going
through something really difficult so
you might want to plan some some extra
time to do things to look after yourself
you could try some of our tips on
relaxation you've got here number five
remember to look after your physical
health to getting a good amount of sleep
eating well staying active even if it's
just a little bit can make a really big
difference to how you feel it might feel
like a challenge to do the stuff and
you're going through withdrawal so you
could do things like try cooking up a
batch of meals in advance of putting
them in the freezer for when you want
them later or you could get someone to
come with you to go for a walk to help
you get out everyday and get a bit of
fresh air hopefully those are some
useful ideas to help you cope with
ruderal if I've missed anything go ahead
and leave your interest in the comments
below and if you want to know more you
can take a look at our website for more
information and you can check out our
other youtube videos where you can hear
people talking about their experiences
of medication right I hope that helped
Lily best of luck and take care bye
you
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