Q: I've been off my bipolar meds for 3 weeks now, and the pain in my body is getting worse. Is this normal?
You are probaby having some withdraw symptoms. You did not say if you tapered off, or just quit cold turkey. You can have some bad things like seizures (If you were on a seizure med,?) and things happen from stopping cold turkey. When you start a new medication they start you low and work up. If you go off you need to go down alittle at a time. Hope you start to feel better. I do understand how bad the med. weight gain makes one feel. So far I'v lost 60 pounds of mine and have more to go. I'd gain 78 lbs., But don't feel like I need to lose all of it any more. But now I do feel better about myself.
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