Help Does stopping to take antidepressants make you more suicidal?

[Thingsneverchange]

I've been thinking of discontinuing my meds so I'll be suicidal enough to finally go through with killing myself. But I've found that if I discontinue them I can not sleep at all. Any tips?

 

[Feeding Pigeons]

WAY more. I can attest to this. I stopped taking them because they weren't helping as much as I needed them to, and I was tired of dealing with psychiatrists. So I quit. I went from pretty damn suicidal to super duper suicidal.

 

[Thingsneverchange]

WAY more. I can attest to this. I stopped taking them because they weren't helping as much as I needed them to, and I was tired of dealing with psychiatrists. So I quit. I went from pretty damn suicidal to super duper suicidal.

The problem is that I really can't sleep at all. I don't know how to fix that though.

 

[Mr2005]

It's a bitter pill to swallow

 

[Feeding Pigeons]

The problem is that I really can't sleep at all. I don't know how to fix that though.

Well. I'm not a doctor or anything so you should ask your physician but, I could list all the things people typically say. Cut out caffine/sugar, don't stare at computer screens an hour before bedtime, exercise, CBD, melatonin, breathing exercises.

Not being able to sleep is an absolute bitch of a problem. I have sleep issues myself and I've never been able to find a solution. Good luck man.

 

[Thingsneverchange]

Thanks, I can usually sleep really well WITH my meds but since I want to discontinue them, I'll have to find a solution

 

[Feeding Pigeons]

Thanks, I can usually sleep really well WITH my meds but since I want to discontinue them, I'll have to find a solution

This might be an impossible to answer question so, don't feel like there has to be an answer to it, but, here we go: Can you figure out what part of the meds help you with sleeping? Is it because, say, they make you drowsy? Or they stop your racing thoughts? Maybe that would help figure out a substitute to help you sleep.

 

[Thingsneverchange]

This might be an impossible to answer question so, don't feel like there has to be an answer to it, but, here we go: Can you figure out what part of the meds help you with sleeping? Is it because, say, they make you drowsy? Or they stop your racing thoughts? Maybe that would help figure out a substitute to help you sleep.

Honestly, usually I just feel like they are literally the thing that make me sleepy. Like, I don't know if I am making sense here lol

 

[Ren Elsie Jewelria]

When I quit those harmful meds I felt so much better. Clears your mind.

 

[Wisdom3_1-9]

I hate being in my meds. They make me feel like I'm someone else. I've stopped taking them, but haven't told my family or my doctor. 100% this is why I'm feeling more suicidal again. It happens every time. Still, I'd rather have a clear mind and decide to ctb than feel emotionally numb and just endure a depressing life.

 

[HomesickAlien]

For what anecdotal experience is worth, in the past I quit benzos and SSRIs cold turkey, though not both kinds at the same time. Every SSRI I've tried either stopped working after a few months or never worked at all, and I had no apparent issue quitting. I say "apparent" because both the medication, taken for a number of years, and the abrupt withdrawal might have contributed to my brain fog and cognitive decline.

On the other hand, discontinuation of benzos (not technically antidepressants but not off topic I guess) did really increase my anxiety and mess up my sleep cycles. At that time I could tolerate it because I didn't have a job or other obligations. But eventually, when I had to go back to work, I had to start taking benzos again.

Now, laying off benzos would give me excruciating anxiety and I'm not not sure I could become even more suicidal (think my suicidality is maxed out, or almost) but my existence would become even more unbearable until my paperwork and house stuff gets sorted out.