the cash doctors semi-local to me are more responsive, from what i've heard, than the clinic doctors or the run of the mill outpatient psychiatrists. im having a better time with a psych nurse practitioner...this individual worked together a relatively safe (as psych drugs go) combination that 'gets the job done,' no major ill effects, so far. tele-psychiatry may be necessary, but i dont find it appealing.

im surprised the psych didn't go for depakote. its standard at the clinic i go to. i declined, so i was on trileptal for a while, which...btw, is not perfect, but did calm me down, until i plunged into a deep depression. i know its frustrating to have a trained professional shrug off your problems, but it could be worse...i only take a couple things, but a lot of people at the clinic i go to are routinely medicated to the gills. i don't get it, i don't know what the reasoning is, but...wow. and then, as they get older, the psych cocktail causes physical problems, so more Rx drugs are added on. fun, huh? so, at least you're only lightly medicated.