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Originally Posted by Eliza Jane
If you CAN talk to your pdoc about the decision to stop the depakote, you should. I am certainly no pdoc, but I wonder about the consequences of being on the Wellbutrin without the Depakote. Although I don't know about the Wellbutrin specifically, I know one of the risks of an antidepressant alone for BP folks is mania. You might be better off dropping the Wellbutrin before you are completely off the Depakote. Also, maybe you could get off these drugs faster than the schedule you created for yourself.
Also, if you like your pdoc and may want to involve her in your treatment either now or later, you don't want to burn this bridge. Dropping meds behind a pdoc's back has the potential to get you fired. She may no longer be willing to work with you if she labels you non-compliant.
Take care,
EJ
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I do remember her telling me that too much Wellbutrin could cause mania. Maybe I should wean off of that too and start over fresh when I see her next time.
I don't see her as being one to drop me for non-compliance, but I may be wrong. She might actually do that. I hope not, but it could happen. At this point I don't care if she does. I cannot afford to see her that often because she is not in my network of insurance. When I was looking for a pdoc, I made sure to ask up front if they were in my network. I was told she was. The office kept telling me she was, but insurance was not paying at an 80/20 rate.
It was a big ordeal of me calling them and the insurance company. Insurance company said she was NOT in network, but her office kept telling me she was. They even got a bit nippy with me because I kept hounding them about it.
The bill had mounted to around $400 when I finally got angry and told their office to call the insurance company and get this straightened out! They did and realized they had been wrong all along. She apologized and they wrote off the entire bill! Thank God for that blessing!
Now that that is over with, I have to pay at a 50/50 rate or find another pdoc. I don't want to go through the process of finding someone else. Since I don't see her that often, it would be cheaper to stay with her, than to start fresh with someone else. This is because the start up cost for new patients is often $$$.
My therapist is actually the one who confirmed my diagnosis for being bipolar. Not my psychiatrist. My pdoc is just going on the info of my therapist and regular MD, as well as my family history of bipolar disorder.
I have no doubt that I am either BP or BPD.
Thanks for reminding me about the Wellbutrin. I forgot about that.