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Withdrawal of psychiatric medicine
I am having zaptra 25mg and ativan 2mg from past 5 years. Recently I got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes that came in range of more than 300 for fasting. I have 2 questions
My first question is whether my medications can in any way be responsible for my diabetic condition?
Another question is Is there a way to withdraw my psychiatric medicine completely? I am also developing other complications related to it since I am still young and recently married. I didn't knew about the side effects much and now when I know about it I want to help myself by withdrawing these medications. How can I withdraw? Whether I should go for lowering dose slowly or taking up a new medication to a less addictive one and then go for withdrawal
Answers (2)
Long term use of SSRIs ( zaptra in your case) can case some weight gain which may indirectly contribute to diabetes.
You can discontinue medicine by slowly withdrawing them, but as you are using these medicines for longtime, withdrawing your medicine may lead to recurrence of original problem for which you are using zaptra and Ativan.
Next Steps
better to continue your medicine+ start treatment for diabetes and focus on lifestyle modifications. Do consult your psychiatrist before discontinuing your medication.
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