I hate how many pills I take (I have 13 prescriptions to take on a reg daily bases, 2 for as needed). Since a lot of them need to be taken more than once a day or multiple pills at once, I pay to have my pharmacy put them in reminder cards. That way, in the morning and at supper time, all I have to do is pull out the cards and push out the pills for that day. It's only a dollar per card and is for a month so I love it!! Saves me a lot of time, confusion and anger at having to take so many pills as I know can just take them without thought :).

I don't know if I should add this or not, but I will so yeah. I have at least 20 other diagonses besides bipolar. From little things like border-line diabeties to medium things like arthritis and bigger things like autism.

I try to take as few drugs as possible. Instead of taking bp meds and cholesterol, I work out. The fewer outside substances, in my opinion, the better chance we have of hitting 80.

I agree with Teejus. Even my pdoc believes it's not good to take too much meds. There comes a point where the meds do more harm than good.

I take two or three max for my bipolar at any given time. I also have to take an antibiotic for my acne (caused by the lamictal :()
I try to take as many supplements as possible to help strengthen and balance my body. dha for my brain, multivitamin and b vitamins for stress and nervous system, immune building supplements, and drink protein shakes. I find that when I am taking my supplements, eating well and not drinking, everything is much better.

Well, don't things like diet & exercise have an impact on these things too?

Give honey + cinnamon a try- word is it's an effective natural remedy for cholesterol (heard from good source)

I have a brain tumor, fibromyalgia and COPD now I know none of them are related to the BP but they do require meds and all of them are a pain in the ass as are the meds that go along with them so my heart goes out to anyone else that is battling not only bi polar but anything on top of it.