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Originally Posted by ValentinaVVV
I am admittedly new to the whole bipolar "game",so to speak. But i am on 3 meds. Lamotrigine and lexapro and zolpidem for sleep. I also have taken zyprexa and ativan when manic.
When I have talked to My psychiatrist and asked why some people are on so many meds, she said sometimes they take meds to counteract the side effects of their other meds. Is that what is going on with you?
I personally would have a problem with so many meds. I have said it before. I think that seems like too many.
JMHO
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No. I've been told (by my last pdoc) the amount of meds and the high doses of meds is because of the severity of my illness. That was when I took only 4 meds.
When I ask my pdoc about my meds (for instance when we were discussing what this new pdoc said), there is a slight unspoken friction. It's as if he is saying either stfu or drop it under his breath.