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Good decision. I hope your husband is supportive.

excellent news

Good decision not to go off the meds. Now maybe over time you can work with your pdoc in replacing meds that are troublesome with meds that aren't. Many around here don't have that problem with the meds they are on.

Good luck with that!

Everything is pertinent in this illness. I am glad to hear you have decided to continue meds, however, working closely with your pdoc may help you discover meds that dont cause your lack of libido. Be open with them about it and any other symptom you have. Tell them it is important to you and your husband and if they are a good doc they will work with you, mine did. Hugs

AWSOME!! good for you!! Your health whether physical or mental should always come first before other's views. It's not them that have their illness, it's yours! and you have every right to be selfish when it comes to your wellness. I hope your man will come to an understanding of how important it is for you to be on the meds prescribed for you. If they aren't working right, that's between you and your doctor....the Pdoc can make changes or tweak them one way or another.

My man wasn't supportive at first and would constantly say they (the meds)aren't working right or whatever...and I told him, that it's wasn't his place to tell me what to take or what not to take. That's between me and my Doc. That he needed to educate himself and come to his own understanding of what BP is, what it's about, and why meds are important. That it takes time for adjustments...they are not a cure all and the illness I have is not like a cold...it won't go away.

You are wise to focus on number one, which is yourself. Yay!

Good for you!!!! And hopefully he will be a good man and stand by you. and like shelly says, maybe you can work on med chgs down the road, but right now, getting you right, and stable is number one!

from a guy's point of view, we know you don't push just one button to make shit happen. It takes a whole lot of buttons ... should I quit with this analogy? I swear I have somewhere to go ... ok ... being bipolar, your relationship with your pdoc and your meds is a lot like when you first get married. At first, it's all owie owie get off my hair you lummox. Then it changes to hey that wasn't bad at all. Then it's like oh so you liked that? Let's see where this takes you. Next step is let's see where we can go after that ... then you're stable, which in bipolarland is a good thing. And I'll stop right there whilst I'm ahead.

Your husband should put you num 1 and know you need those meds.Good job for you!!!! Hugs,Lin

It certainly can't hurt and it shows that your dedicated to loving yourself.

I wish this place had an edit function. I post, I sleep, I wake up, I see another person named Viejo posted something terribly idiotic ...

and then I forget what I wanted to post!

My daughter did the same thing, and I wish to applaud you on your decision. When we take actions, we have to filter them through a.) what kind of mood we were in and b.) whether we were properly medicated. Taking this step brings you closer to making life simpler. It's where I want to be eventually ... the land of the stable brain.

See i told ya girl everything was gonna work out. I totally agree your mental health is far important than any man.

It is allways good to make choices on what you know is good for you not what someone else thinks is good for you.Im sure you feel better on your meds in the long run.sounds like you liked them till he told you he didnt.