Posted by ClearSkies on January 17, 2007, at 21:09:07
In reply to Re: Reducing » ClearSkies, posted by Karen44 on January 4, 2007, at 23:17:48
My pdoc is asking me to reduce further and eliminate Lamictal altogether in 2 weeks. In the meantime, I'll be starting up with Lithium.
At this point with the reduction in Lamictal I have felt very reactive, sensitive and agitated. Lamictal definitely helped tamp those feelings down. Whether or not that was my desired expectation is another question.
So now I'm at the brink of starting another, serious med. I am convinced that being unmedicated would be a seriously poor decision for me. This BP II does not "get better", with treatment, or therapy. I have learned some great coping skills, and more homework to come. To think, however, that I'll be able to function without regulating my mood with medications, is sheer folly, to me.
If I could live as a diabetic without insulin, then I would. If I couldn't, why then, I'd die. I see my BP II in the same light. Medication is required for me in order to function.
CS
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