Did your psychiatrist tell you, Newlifeyeah, that all medications leave an acidic ash (or residue) that the system must metabolize? When we take psychotropic medicatons (or any over-the-counter ones) daily, that ash can build into a problem with acidic tissue and fluids in the body. To counteract that (and to create a more alkaline state of the tissues and fluids--which is healthy--), we need to do something to alleviate that condition.

The lowly little lemon will help do that for you. Even though the lemon is a citric
acid fruit, it is digested as leaving a highly alkaline ash, and that's what eases the
stress of psychotropic meds for several of us.

You may wish to try it. Squeeze two lemons into about 6-8 oz of water. Drink it all.
If you aren't better in 4 hours, repeat the process. That usually brings your alkaline
condition back to a more comfortable situation for you. (Because the lemon tastes
so acidic, it's a good idea to drink the juice with a straw because that helps prevent
damage to the enamel on the teeth.)

I keep lemons on hand all the time, and when I feel the fatigue, restless, and irritability emerging, I go for the "lemon thing" I call it.

Hope it works for you.

You might also wish to look at a website called http://www.acid-reactingfoods.com
to learn about changing your diet to a more alkaline ingestion of foods. It really
does help to make some changes that are apparent to you in what you eat daily
that could benefit your feeling tone. You need to compare that with other
websites that will print for you an alkaline list of foods. See alkalinefoods.com

Another very helpful thing is adding the Omega 3 fatty acids to the diet. If you
begin to feel much better taking Omega3's daily, you're safe in continuing to use
them because they have been proven now to be of benefit in relieving depression
and the condition known as bipolar illness.

Good wishes on improving your feeling tone.