For those who are really have a difficult problem with psychotropic medications, I'd suggest that you check with your insurance company and see if you are covered for examination
by an orthomolecular physician/scientist. These people have the edge on medications, in
my view, for treatment of mental illnesses.

For one thing, they do extensive blood work before ever diagnosing definitively an illness
of a person. That way, you are assured that you are being medicated for something
in your system that needs real attention, and often it's in the vitamin deficiencies
that they find problems. Those have no ill side effects if taken in appropriate dosages.

From looking at the lists of meds provided, I can see a couple already that may be
difficult with regard to side effects. (All of them have side effects, some more difficult
than others, and they all leave an acidic ash-- or residue.)

Prozac causes a drain on the levels of vitamin B6 in the diet. It is wise to add a
supplemental Vitamin B6 to the diet if you're taking Prozac. (I think it's a good medicine,
frankly, for me.)

Propananol (or Inderal) can have an effect on cardiac ryhthm. Inderal is also capable
of causing lung collapse (unless its formula has been changed in recent years).

Melatonin is valid for a maximum of 3 months. After that, it's no longer effective. A
better choice would be 5htp Tryptophan (regular tryptophan can't cross the blood-brain
barrier, and is not useful for sleep enhancement)

It is not suggested that one take Tryptophan (or 5htp Tryptophan, either) if you're taking Prozac; there's some possibility of negative interaction with both in the system.

Lamictal (which is one of the best bipolar II treatments, in my view) can cause acne,
as Lithium can. It can also cause hypermanic activity if the patient is sensitive to it.
(There is a syndrome also that is dangerous if one breaks out in the early weeks after
beginning Lamictal; in cases like that (rare for adults-99.9% safe) one has to drop the
medication immediately and call the psychiatrist. ( I think it's called Stephen Johnston's
syndrome, or something similar.)

Valium can be addictive.