When Meds Stop Working: What to Do?

Ive deal with this too my psychiatrist trys to help see i have schizophrenia and i can go 3 months without voices and paraniod thoughts and stuff then it comes back. Its done this many times

I build tolerance unusually quickly so I go through this quite a lot. For a lot of the medication I take I can just detox for a little while but you can't do that with all medications and some need the dosage adjusted. Your doctor can help decide what's best

I've had that happen. My doctors would raise the dosage of whatever I was taking. There was one instance where I was taking the highest amount of one medication and it wasn't working anymore and so my doctor switched me to a different one and I had positive results.

I agree that you should get on a higher dose.

Yeah. I think I have medicine resistant depression. Sometimes it's worse sometimes it's better. I think as long as I live where I love and haven't healed from my trauma I will struggle with this depression for awhile. I think medicine is like a safety cushion, if you fall, you don't land so hard and its not as hard to get back up. That's the best way my medicine has helped me. I don't know if that's just me, or if that's how it is for everyone. My depression is severe and dibilitating that I am unable to do ADLs or keep a job so idk if it's because of that. But that's what a psychiatric nurse told me one, that medicine is a safety net. Some people don't benefit from SSRIs and are better with MAOIs or ndris there's different types of anti depressants. I've found some relief with Wellbutrin Seroquel buspirone and gabapentin. I'm not suicidal anymore so I'll settle for that much

I’ve had this happen before multiple times. I think looking for a psychiatrist is a good idea, they may be able to give more insight and know what options to look at to help you find a routine. For me, I have a feeling there were small signs that it wasn’t working as effectively that I didn’t pick up on or attributed to other things. I hope you find a meds regimen that works for you soon

I agree with others to maybe increase the medication dose and if that doesn't work, it's time for something new. Meds can stop working all of a sudden. It sucks but it happens.

I usually opt to increase the dosage first, before switching meds. Sometimes my doctor and I have chosen to add another med to help boost the effects. Keep a log of how you're feeling, if you can, and discuss any symptoms with your doctor. Sometimes it takes a while to tweak your meds and get them right, but the more information you can give your doctor, the better they'll be equipped to help you find the right cocktail.

Try a new med or increase dose, or an add-on med. Definitely worth a chat with the Dr