I've mostly been on the same meds for years, but Latuda was recently added. I expressed reservations about it but agreed and am now happy I did.

I generally let my psychiatrist do the suggesting, but do recall a couple times way back when he gave me a choice. I would veto some meds, which he'd likely understand. Twice he very reluctantly prescribed medications I asked for. They were disasters! He expected they would be. They were lessons that taught me to trust his instincts.

Once I was on Navane (thiothixene) and developed a rash. He took me off, understandably, and put me on Trilafon (perphanazine). I started gaining weight fast on Trilafon so felt a little desperate, even though it otherwise worked great. I took the initiative to go to a dermatologist to investigate the rash. It turned out that Navane was not the cause. I presented that to my pdoc and asked to go back on Navane, which was weight neutral. He allowed it. Navane eventually caused me a dystonia, unfortunately, so I had to go off.