I quit most of my meds. I take 10 mg of Paxil for panic attacks, and I'm down to 7.5 mg of Valium.
I am in therapy, and that's what I rely on the most.
The way I see it, most people still cycle even on meds. I know I did. Most antipsychotics are not much better than the ones they had in the 1950s.
In the past couple of months I've dropped about 10-15 pounds, my blood pressure and resting heart rate are great again. I'm physically healthier.
Now, when and if, they create a new med for bipolar that actually stops the cycling and doesn't have dangerous side effects, I'll look into it. But until then, the world will just have to deal with me the way I am.
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DX:
Bipolar 1
Panic disorder
PTSD
GAD
OCD
Dissociative Disorder
RX: Topamax, Xanax, Propranolol
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