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Originally Posted by jules77
my psych says he waits one year with stability to reduce any meds, just as a rule. I understand this, yet i'm still aggravated. any tips on how to deal with this? it's like, now that i'm doing well, the actual finality of bipolar is upon me. the reality is more real than when i was in the hospital or a treatment center. now i have to deal with it every day while still maintaining a life that is "normal" - it's almost harder than instability at times.
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Jules, I've been diagnosed bipolar for 22 years now. I only managed to be med free for a couple of those years, and it was a mistake for me to do that. To be a fully functioning member of society, I need a medication cocktail to keep my brain balanced just as a diabetic needs oral meds or insulin.
Each bipolar has to decide what works, but the reality of medications is very strong and somewhat scary too. I wish you the best of luck and I would listen to your pdoc if you're stable. The Tegretol is probably doing more than you know.