I was so desperate there was no other option than to go on meds. For the most part, meds havae helped a lot. unfortunately ADHD did not get diagnosed until the middle of my medical residency. Depression was treated for years. I have been on prozac and now lexapro. I was so messed up that I gladly went on lamictal and it has been good for me. On lithium I got a very nasty case of acne so it had to go. It also fogged me out so much I had trouble working. not so with lamictal. was on abilify for about 3 years and got weaned off of it and haven't noticed any bad stuff happening. so now on lexapro, lamictaal. also ambien for sleep. seem to be stable and have a life but still feel some apathy. overall I should feel comforted knowing the fact that I am functioning in this world. Moat of the problems left are child hood issues. still have a lot of anger about it.feel like it will take years to get through it with my therapist but I am making progress. So I guess what I am saying is people can go from misery, desolation, high anxiety and mood swings with the right combination of meds, some therapy and supportive people around. adjusting to the meds may be a long process until you find the ones that make you feel better. my wish is to someday get off many of the psych meds. this may be a fantacy.
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