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Originally Posted by Sculpt
I'm not a psychiatrist, but I play one online... seriously though, always have the goal of taking as little psychoactive medication as possible (mg), and cease taking as soon as possible. Because, in general, they have both cumulative and immediate negative side effects, can create problems that didn't exist.
For many with bipolar and similar conditions Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the most effective. It can be done with or without medication, of course, and unlike meds it's permanent, has no side effects, no unknown interactions with other meds, etc.
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Jeez don't scare the guy
I take Lexapro and I'm still not entirely sure what it is called but it's a mood stabilizer and they work very well for me and being bipolar with severe manic episodes when it is not being treated, I will be on medicine the rest of my life the only negative side effects I can really think of from my medicine are that they kill my sex drive but otherwise I feel great. but the thing about psychological medicines are they work different for everyone.
The same goes for therapy, I have decided to quit seeing my therapist as she really offers nothing new but I don't already know and doesn't even ask me questions or offer advice or anything to think about therapy doesn't work for some people but not everyone.