Posted by rainy on December 16, 2004, at 6:38:44
In reply to Re: Bipolar meds, posted by stresser on December 15, 2004, at 21:50:23
L, is her new pdoc a psychiatrist and did he/she say to go up to 400? It sounds from what you've written that you're doing this on your own. Not so, right? What might be the most prudent thing to do would be to call him/her, and get some advice from the medical person and then, first, ask M what she thinks. Is she having cognitive problems? Forgetting stuff? Slowing at all in her thinking? What does she want to do? Is she stable? What's her goal? The more she's involved in her medication management, the better she'll feel about it, I think (all of this is my own opinion, you understand).
I'm in my second week at 325, up from 300 and I'm having more trouble now than in week one. The Dopamax factor. But M's half a century younger than I am, too--that's got to factor in.This is a thread on the med board. That's why Ellen Brodie heads it up. The med board itself is about three feet long--I was like surprised. Hello!!
rainy
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