Yeah, I'd say so.

I don't respond well to therapy on its own, as I've tried that before. I need psychiatry as part of my treatment plan.

Mostly, i had severe agitation before meds. That agitation was my biggest concern because I was a bully to everyone and I could hardly control my anger. Now I'm very cool, calm, and collected and haven't had an outburst since starting lamictal.

At least i know what it's like when I have therapy vs no therapy vs psychiatry, so I think I gave everything an honest shot.