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Originally Posted by Lefty the Salesman
If they really think you have bipolar then they should give you a break from the Effexor, Wellbutrin, Seroquel, and amitriptyline and see how you do a lithium monotherapy at 1% of the cost and a quarter of the combined side effects.
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That's good advice as well.
Or another mood stabiliser (which could be quetiapine). But if you tried just quetiapine, maybe a/another mood stabiliser is best.
As a cost-cutting measure you may want to use generics instead of original brands. You really should, whether it's fully covered or not, I very strongly believe.
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As depression seems to be your biggest problem, maybe you could try the antidepressive mood stabiliser lamotrigine first. Lithium is powerful but unhealthy (in the long term). But no meds are particularly healthy in themselves, of course.