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Old Mar 30, 2014, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25 View Post
Me too cashart. I jut think maybe it was situational and I don't really have a problem. I guess the fact that I was able to function for six years without meds really kills me. I just keep thinking why then and not now?

I have the same thoughts. I was well off meds for 8 years, and destabilized during a period of intensely stressful events. I am questioning whether i still need to be on meds now, and i'm planning for the right time to ditch them. I know this would be against medical advise, but i can't really imagine going through life this medicated without at least trying to go med free once more. It feels like the meds i'm on now are an over-reaction. On the other hand, it's a big risk and my pdoc said that if i get sick again she can't guarantee that she can get me well again. I know that untreated BP tends to progress and get worse, so i might never make it back to current baseline. I never made it back to my old baseline after my last major episode.

So what to do? I'm still deciding. But i really do want to give med free, or at least med reduced, a chance.

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