Well if it happens it happens and then you can start fresh.. 7-8 Years ago I was on 6 meds a day, and after about 6 months of being unstable and adding meds here and there.... I didnt know if a couple were even doing something anyway and my Pdoc agreed.

So we weaned off them all taking into consideration half life and the time for my brain to go back to function sans meds.. It wasnt easy but I wasnt stable on the 6 meds anyway so what the Hey ????

Anyways I went on Invega and stayed on lamictal 300mg ER and it did level me out rather quickly and I found some damn calm waters..

One Plus of Invega was I had Zero dry mouth, I had to watch to make sure I wasnt going to drool.. and it was weight neutral honest to god.

I think often Pdoc's see a person in crisis and they add a med to try and level them out then before you know it your on numerous meds and still arent okay. Sometimes a person is over medicated and it needs to be addressed, All these meds swirl around our bodies and have there own interactions, that could cause us to have another problem and then Maybe another pill get added. Then its just a chemical mess.

Often time we need to wipe the slate clean and start again. start a med and dont add another for at least 3 weeks..

I know many people that do need 2 AP's one or more Mood stabilizers, a AD and then a need for a Benzo or add on for sleep etc..

I see alot of people that seem to have Pdocs that would rather have a patient tilted more towards a depression than work hard to get them at base line, some think its better to keep someone a bit snowed down , Not enough to the point they want to punch there ticket outta here , But low enough so there isnt a big worry that they flip hypo and climb right up the ladder to Mania and all the hell that can cause..