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Originally Posted by Miguel'smom
Are you working? I ask because seeing a therapist is a good idea for you. Just so they can track your mood too. Some therapist won't work with certain unmedicated patients. (ie. me). I believe in kindling basically every episode you have your disease gets worse. Does your husband know you're off medication? what are his thoughts? I'm all for no or low medication as long as you can keep yourself safe and protect your family from your episodes. Don't let it be a yo-yo thing though. If your off meds try for x amount of months unless you are hospitalized. Even if that means doing intensive outpatient program or partial hospitalization program. If you go back on meds commit to x years and therapy before trying to be med free / low meds again.
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I am working I just have a term position but Im in Canada so I luckily dont have to pay for therapy/pdoc and my husband has good insurance for the meds if I do need them.
I see my therapist every couple weeks. I see her tomorrow. Both her and my husband know. Only pdoc doesnt so far. My husband is fine with the idea. He is a little nervous as well but life has been so hard on him with all my episodes and hospitalizations since I started them that he has pretty much the same thoughts as me on trying without the meds again.
We dont have iop or php here unfortunately. I think that is very smart to set an amount of time to try it for or to agree to go back on meds for if I need to. Thank you because I can see myself going back and forth without having a plan ahead of time.