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Apr 28, 2022, 11:11 PM
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I’m just sinking. My med cocktail evidently isn’t working again. So we’ll tweak it again. Then it’ll stop working again. What’s the point? Should I even hope for stability? I can’t stand the idea of another drug. I’m on 6 of them now. 6!!! I feel like I’m a medicine whack-a-mole machine. Does anyone else struggle with this?
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Apr 28, 2022, 11:41 PM
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I feel that way. I'm in a down turn but I'm getting better. The point is to be as stable as possible and not have us cause damage through depression or mania. My dr. try's to minimize the amount of pills I'm on. The abilify injection makes me stable enough to take my other medications. My dr doesn't believe in changing my medication unless I'm close to hospitalization. Are you in therapy? Have you talked to your therapist about how you don't feel your getting anywhere with medication?
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#3
Apr 28, 2022, 11:44 PM
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Hi all74, You've come to the right place. I'm pretty sure that we have all struggled with meds working/not working/sometimes working/working, then they stop working...all of it. And yes, it gets extremely frustrating and discouraging.
Have you had any times when you were stable on meds?
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Apr 29, 2022, 07:54 AM
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Apr 29, 2022, 10:16 AM
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Been there, have the kidney damage to prove it. Perhaps it's not that you're not on enough, but that you're on the wrong ones. I've been on many meds at once and very unstable but now I'm on three and haven't been in a bipolar episode in a few months. It takes a long time to find the right mix, and that mix may not last forever, but every stretch of stability is worth it.
Keep working with your pdoc. You'll get there 
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Apr 29, 2022, 07:05 PM
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Thanks all. I know it’s worth it to keep trying - I just get so frustrated sometimes.
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| *Beth*, Nammu
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Apr 29, 2022, 07:10 PM
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Yeah it is frustrating.
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May 01, 2022, 12:46 AM
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Well, here’s hoping drug 7 will be the one.
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