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Originally Posted by zepchic
Remind me why I am even bothering to take this medication when I still seem to be up and down and all around....nothing extreme though. I feel like I went on the medication because I was having an 'episode' of mania that was becoming overwhelming and destructive. I feel like these episodes are few and far between, so why can't I just stop the medication now and begin anew the next time I have a major episode? It just seems pointless.
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As you mentioned above, your episodes are less severe. It is probably your medication that is keeping you from having severe episodes. I get frustrated often that there is no "magic pill" to make me feel totally stable and keep me from getting hypomanic, depressed, or anxious. Thankfully, my meds keep my episodes more mild, and I am able to continue to function (which is my main goal in treatment: to keep doing the things I love and not let MI stand in the way). I just keep on keepin' on, even when I feel like staying home from work (which happened a couple times this week). I figure that is a victory if I can continue to function, and I thank my lucky stars, my pdoc, and my medications for that.