Why isn’t your Dr giving you meds

I don’t mean to pry but if you need meds the fastest way is to go to hospital. I realize that sucks but if you are really struggling get yourself admitted abundantly they can find you the right meds or the right road to be on. Please take care of yourself

If you're BiPolar, stopping your meds is not the best decision, as you've found out.

The other problem here is you can't choose your meds based on what other BiPolar's take, we're all different, depending on the type of BiPolar we have, what are symptoms are, how severe they are, how long we've been BiPolar, etc. We all react differently to medications.

The only way to get on a proper cocktail is to see a Pdoc (Psychiatrist) and work with him based on what your symptoms are. Psych meds take time to work and reach a therapeutic level, it takes time to work through the side effects, so it's not a quick process. All you can do it start it and get the process going, the sooner you do, the sooner things get under control.

Take care,
Kat

hi and welcome to the board. Meds are very individual but to answer your question I'm on lamotrigine - and I sometimes take quietapine. Before that I was on lithium but it didn't work so well for me.

Welcome to the board arancha…….. I agree with what others have said....

Do you have a psychiatrist???.... I would try and find a psych that you like and stick with him/her..... They are experts in psychiatric medication.... That's the crux of what they do


I know that it's hard to be patient.... It took me about 3 years to find the right med regime …. Along with that other coping skills


Try and work with it ara not against it..... We have it there's no winning in fighting against it


However we have a treatable disorder and we can achieve stability


I am on Tegretol and Seroquel along with extra help for sleep...… Big hug....

This is a good place to come....xo

Thank you all so much for your kind words <3 I'm looking for the best psychiatrist for me, and hopefully I'll be back on medication very soon :)

I have been stable on lithium and Zyprexa. As others said though, my cocktail may not work best for you.

Do you know what Type of BiPolar you have, I or II? Is your Depression more the Problem or do you have more Manic Episodes? These things will determine if you're even able to tolerate an Anti-depressant.