The longest time I've ever gone w/o seeing my pdoc was seven weeks. It's been monthly for the most part, sometimes every 2 weeks if I'm not doing well. This time it will be six weeks between visits, and if things continue to go well I think we'll try 2-3 months. He's letting me call the shots on the timing now, which I think shows that I've made considerable progress in therapy. This is the longest remission I've had in the two years since I was diagnosed, and we're not even tweaking the meds at this point. I love the guy to death, but office visits are outrageously expensive because I'm considered "complex" and I'd like to cut back if I can, even though I do have health insurance now.
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DX: Bipolar 1
Anxiety
Tardive dyskinesia
Mild cognitive impairment
RX: Celexa 20 mg
Gabapentin 1200 mg
Geodon 40 mg AM, 60 mg PM
Klonopin 0.5 mg PRN
Lamictal 500 mg
Levothyroxine 125 mcg (rx'd for depression)
Trazodone 150 mg
Zyprexa 7.5 mg
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