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Originally Posted by outlaw sammy
BE VERY CAREFUL! Self diagnosis is a fool's venture. Your psychiatrist or psychologist Ph.D are the ONLY ones qualified to diagnose your condition(s), and only your pdoc can prescribe the "best fit" psychotropic medications for treatment. Trying to diagnose yourselves or decide your own treatment(s) is like doing your own dental surgery.
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Who said I was trying to diagnose myself? All I said is my current med regimen is crap and not helping, but recall feeling better when I was on Lamictal. I would be more of a fool to continue something that I am sure is not working. And I beg to differ...Psychiatrists don't always get it right. He only sees the mood I'm exhibiting when I'm with him and has no idea how I am the other 98% of the time.
It's a good thing to read psychology journals and professional articles and studies to fully understand, based on results, if a medication is really right for me. It would be inane to think I did not play a role in the decision of what I'm putting into my body. If my psychiatrist disagrees with me, he won't prescribe it, plain and simple.
-Ally