I’m on lithium despite it buggering up my thyroid because my pdoc says it’s the golden standard for bipolar. My old pdoc took me off it when it messed up my thyroid now I’m on meds for life too. He had me on lamotragine but my current pdoc reckons it’s not as good at preventing a relapse. I absolutely can’t stand the blood tests but I only have to have them every 6 months. Initially I was on 1 tablet in the morning and one at night but I kept missing the evening dose so now I take 2 tablets in the morning even though I’m not a fan of it. My pdoc was worried about rebound depression so he didn’t want to take me off it. Bugger.