Posted by mtdewcmu on March 29, 2011, at 23:35:42
In reply to Previous hospatilizations = more meds?, posted by herpills on March 29, 2011, at 15:59:48
That doesn't make much sense to me. Antipsychotics are not traditionally part of the standard of care for bipolar. It's only recently that they have been used in bipolar, afaik. So I can't see how it can be absolutely necessary to take one for bipolar.
> Well, I'm ready to give up on Abilify because I can't stand the akathesia and increased anxiety, and I refuse to take more Klonopin just to ease those side effects. The thing is, my pdoc thinks that since I have been in the hospital before for my bipolar that I have to be on an antipsychotic. I just don't feel like just because I have been in the hopital means I need to be on certain classes of meds. I'm stable right now on lamictal and lexapro. Has anyone else had this experience from their pdoc? herpills
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