Mood-wise, I am doing fairly well on my current medication cocktail. Of course I want to maintain this. As for hopes for the future, I would like even stronger stability (the ability to tolerate more stress), that is long-lasting, but really therapy continues to be a part of that for me. Ideally, someday I would like my medication cocktail to be smaller. Specifically, I wish my Seroquel XR dose was lower.

I think you stated your medication/therapy goals so well. "The ability to tolerate even more stress" is such an accurate statement. When all is said and done, stability and the ability to better tolerate stress is probably the ultimate objective.

In a dream situation, I wish I could just be taking Tegretol XR for my bipolar disorder, and nothing else, but I doubt that will ever happen. I'm sure I'd still be taking the physical-related meds (Synthroid and maybe propranolol). My thyroid is shot. I accept that. As long as I take Tegretol, my Synthroid dose will surely be high because of the drug interaction. That's no big deal to me, though.

I'm sorry about your thyroid. I hear you on the one medication desire, though. Wouldn't that be terrific?! I'd be pleased with even 3 meds, but I also doubt very much that my med cocktail will ever go that low. For one thing, it egts into the taking a med to deal with the side effects of another med.

Thanks for your reply, Birdie...you've helped me set my own goals with your wise words.