Sorry you feel like you are not making any progress. That does get very demoralizing. Whenever I've been starting getting treatment somewhere, I am given a paper that lists the Rights and Responsibilities of Patients. One of the things listed there is the right to refuse treatment, or a particular part of treatment. I take that to mean that I can refuse a medication, if I choose to.

I went through a period of being put on a bunch of meds and I became in worse shape. I would get very frustrated tying to explain this to doctors and arguing with them. Eventually, I just started telling them that I would no longer take this or that medication. Now I'm on just one med, that I know has always been helpful to me.

Elevated, You have the same right. You don't have to take any med. Layering on med on top of med is what pdocs do. I think they vastly overestimate the value of medication. Plus, when you are taking multiple meds, you can't keep track of what is doing what. What the doctors "order" are really only suggestions that you can decline. You don't have to swallow a single pill, if you don't want to. Every single med on the market has a downside to it. If you've taken a med for a few months and it hasn't helped, then I don't see the point in continuing it.

I thought my docs were going to get mad at me for stopping some meds. That didn't turn out to be the case. They seem to be no less interested in me now that I'm taking one med, than when I was taking five. You are part of your own treatment team. You don't have to be a totally passive member of the team.