Zoe!I feel the same way!!I haven't felt this stable & calm in years. It's almost scarey!

Zinnia- Thanks for posting this!

Zinnia...LOL glad you shared this "secret". Thirty years ago when I started on meds they did the opposite...dosed up until you were zombie stage and then, gradually weaned you down to the dosage. I think the gradually increasing dosage way is better...LOL i spent a year staring at the walls when i was first on meds...Mellaril, Throazine, and Stelazine..WHOA MOMMA!!! Now, that was some dosages!!!

LOL LOL

i know our bodies and minds have to get used to these drugs gradually. i understand that. i just never knew that almost all of the drugs are started at a dose that's no more effective than a sugar pill and sometimes kept at that level for weeks! it's 2 weeks at that level for the lamictal starter pack. i love my pdoc and he tells me everything. part of what i'm asking for when i go to the doctor is to be an active participant in my treatment. i've been down the road where i had anti-depressants thrown at me for years without helping and without anyone telling me anything about them. i won't ever let that happen again.

WE ALL HAVE TO ASK A TON OF QUESTIONS WHEN WE SEE OUR PDOC'S. IF WE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING IT, THEN WE NEED TO GET A NEW PDOC!

love and peace to all.

z.

LOL LOL

Things today are a lot better, believe me. I have been through 35 years of treatment for bipolar disorder and the meds, medical professionals, are a lot better. They are much more responsive to listening and talking to us. It is not perfect, and i am sure in another 35 yrs things will be even better.

I think it is helpful to write down questions before going to the doctor...it so rushed when you see the doctor. And i hate it when leaving i remember questions that i should have asked.