. Was just having this yes/no battle in my head this evening.

It's hard at first. I remember having to call a friend to talk to me while I took my first lithium (my first med heavier than an AD). But if you don't give the meds time to really get a chance to work they will not help you. And sometimes if you go off a med, especially abruptly, they will not work in the future. On the other hand you haven't yet seen a pdoc, right? I love my family doctor but I would be anxious if he was trying to manage my meds without input from my pdoc, especially anything like an AP that is complicated. NOT saying don't take the meds, just saying I understand and it might be less scary when you've seen a pdoc and they explain things to you.



[ Now when reading this again I'd just as soon delete this thread. Others have far more significant dilemmas going on. I took tonight's dose and hopefully will continue. Thx for putting up with this.