I'm still doing very well after a long period of intense depression. Since I'm feeling stable, I'm not taking an AP (Vraylar) at the moment & I went off my AD (Trintellix). To be honest, I'm not sure how well ADs work on BP depression anyways. Vraylar is advertised as an effective treatment for BP depression, but my pdoc said that was just a way for them to sell more drugs. I'm guessing that sometimes all one can do is wait for the depression to lift on its own. For those of you currently experiencing depression, I hope that happens soon.

While there's a part of me that would like to go off meds altogether, I know that's been a disasterous decision in the past. I'll stay on my mood stabilizer (Depakote XR) in hopes that I'll be able to enjoy some long-term stability. It's good to feel in a nice space on a rare sunny, winter day. I'm still powerless over a lot of things...the past, current circumstances, etc., but I have to be grateful for days like today.