i come from a conservative family that wants to see me on as little medication possible. in august/september, i was taking four meds nightly. then my pdoc switched out one for another. i'm currently on pristiq, lamictal, geodon, and (weaning off of) klonopin. my parents were confused about why geodon was added and i brought this up to my pdoc since i knew that lamictal and geodon were both mood stabilizers and i didn't know why i needed to be on two. he explained that one of them is an anticonvulsant and one is an anti-psychotic that work in different pathways so i kind of get it know. i'm also going through a rough patch so i'm not super eager to get off any of the meds (besides the klonopin, which i don't want to get addicted to... i believe the others are less habit forming). if you feel uncomfortable taking 5 meds, ask your pdoc about why s/he prescribed them and what they're doing... and if it's possible to reduce them.