my mental illness and medication are ruining my life

[Billy]

DO NOT STOP TAKING YOUR MEDICATION!

At least not for now (grrrrrr Isis! )

i said "i think" he/she should quit them if he/she thinks he/she can manage alright w/o...no need for grring at me. i didn't order him/her to do anything.

Well, to be fair, I think he was grrring from his experience of having done that putting him in the position to get attacked by an axe!

well, i just know that if i told someone i thought they should try quitting their meds (after they told me the meds were ruining their life) & then they did & then a few weeks later they attacked me with a chain saw & an axe, i still wouldn't think it's ok to grr at anyone for sharing their opinion that they think someone should try quitting their meds. i'm sure i'd even still be ok with the person that attacked me giving quitting a 2nd try, a 3rd try, as many tries as desired. no matter what, i'd never think it's ok to say to someone, "DO NOT STOP TAKING YOUR MEDICATION!" like nic said to inm. i wouldn't even say that to someone if marijuana was the medication they were on.

I don't know ISIS, I think that if ceasing medication results in you attacking someone with an axe, that is a pretty clear indicator that stopping medication is not the best move at that particular point in time.  I don't know much Inm's illness but I think it is better to err on the side of caution when dealing with things as complex and sensitive as this.  Ultimately, it is the persons decision though and each situation is unique.  I stopped taking antidepressant medication and I am glad that I did, but getting off of them was horrible.  I felt even worse than I did before I started taking them.  

Yet, I think that medications can save peoples lives and serve a purpose.  I do think they are over prescribed though and that other forms of therapy should be recommended first.  There are young kids taking these medications and that just doesn't sit well with me.   

From what I understand, this is a topic that is near to Nick's heart and is something he has quite a lot of experience with, hence the passion.