I hated the way Seroquel XR made me feel. I was so numb and blah. However, I am one of the people out there who needs meds. to help me with my symptoms. My pdoc upped my Abilify to the max. 30 mg dose and took me off the Seroquel XR and I don't feel blah anymore.

There are ways around that blah feeling you speak of. People just need to talk to their pdocs about how they are feeling while on the meds, like being numb, no sex drive, etc.

Taking meds. is a very personal thing and if you can go without meds., that's your decision, but there are so many people out there who do need meds, and I for one am one of them.

I understand how you feel about pharaceutical companies and pdocs in general because they are all out there for money. However, we do have to come to the conclusion that it's the only thing available to us to control our symptoms. They study these meds. and they work.

They correct the chemicals in our brains to make our symptoms so much less.

So I am an advocate for taking meds. I think meds. cut down on the suicide rate for people with MI's. I see so many people who go off of their meds. and end up killing themselves.

I was currently in a very serious manic episode and I escalated into psychosis, so it is not fun one bit. Meds. helped me calm down to a nearly normal mood.

So yeah, I am a firm believer in taking meds. to help control our symptoms.