Two to 13 is an incredible jump. Are they all bipolar meds? Or are some for side effects, other?

I've been on large cocktails. Many would consider me still on a very large cocktail, but it has been trimmed down. It was with the assistance/direction of my long-time psychiatrist.

Some of the meds I used to be on I was on needlessly in the end, but it took bad side effects to finally start the trimming down process. One med's gradual elimination only brought positives (side effect elimination with no breakthrough mood issues). Another was a shakier elimination (breakthrough mood episodes and withdrawal). With the latter, I needed a remaining antipsychotic's dose increased, but I prefer a larger dose of one antipsychotic over a full dose of one plus a medium dose of a second.

I now know what role each of my current medications represent. It's possible two could still be eliminated (soon Ativan and possibly my Lamictal). I'm not quite rushing, though. I know my psychiatrist would allow me to eliminate my Ativan from my current mini dose. He'd be angry if I eliminated Lamictal without his approval. I doubt he'd allow that.