Posted by mair on May 25, 2001, at 22:13:00
In reply to Re: girlfriend doesn't agree with diagnosis, posted by super on May 25, 2001, at 14:08:33
>Have you been on meds continuously since you were first diagnosed. I'm not BP, but I've taken myself off meds any number of times and for any number of reasons. Mostly it's been to take myself off a drug that didn't work or that i didn't tolerate very well and I need a wash out period. In these instances I ended up not starting with a new drug until I really needed to. It's always very discouraging to have a relapse which reminds you why you were on the drug to begin with. Whenever I'm tempted to go drug-free, I remind myself of what it feels like to face another set back and how awful it is (for me anyway) to acclimate myself to a new drug. However, if you've never tried this it's understandable that you'd want to try this. Why don't you talk to your pdoc about this?
If there's a minimal danger and you or he can monitor changes well enough, maybe there's no harm in experimenting with this for awhile. Mair
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