[quote=Eliza Jane;2412914]
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A few thoughts...if your pdoc doesn't agree to you weaning of the depokote and you have to do it behind her back, find a new pdoc. You will sabotage your treatment if you cannot be honest with your pdoc. I absolutely agree that it is your body, your choice so if you feel you are making a reasonable, educated change for valid reasons, you need to be with someone that respects that.
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I haven't even discussed weaning off of meds with my pdoc. I don't see her that often. She doesn't really talk that much when we do meet. She asks me how I am doing. How I am feeling. Are the meds helping/not helping? Then we talk about whether to continue as I am, or to up the dosage, or to add something else to it. She tells me that it is common to be on several medications to help get stabilized. I do like her and feel that she listens to me, but I don't think I need to be seeing her. My therapist and I are working well together. Talking with her and taking something to help with anxiety and sleep issues seems to be the best for me. (I think?) I still have terribly bad days, though.
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Secondly, I was reading up some on the controversy of using straight antidepressants (like the Effexor and Paxil you mentioned) with bipolar folks. There is the theory that adding meds like these to your combo will make it less effective. So, maybe one thing to ask a pdoc about is simplifying the meds you take so that they have a chance of working.
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Currently I take Depakote and Welbutrin, as well as Ativan as needed. I should be totally weaned off of Depakote in the next few weeks. I was only taking that for about 6 months with NO results at all. Nothing. So the leaves me with Welbutrin. I am unsure about staying on that. I only take 150mg per day. My husband takes 3 times that much. I just don't want to deal with the side effects of meds
From what I read about some people and their bipolar stories, I don't think I have major bipolar issues. I am wondering if I am more BPD than bipolar. I know there is not much difference between them, except that bipolar is a chemical imbalance.
Bipolar runs in my family (grandmother, mother, 2 sisters, daughter), so I am pretty sure there is some truth to the diagnosis that I am also bipolar. I hate the mood swings, but I also hate the side effects from medications.
I have no doubt that I need to be on some type of treatment plan. I know that I have major issues with anxiety and coping skills. I take things to the EXTREME when I am triggered by something.