So I have an appointment with my psychiatrist today and he's probably going to start me on a new medication to replace the reactions I was having to another new medication called Vraylar. It is similar to Abilify, Serequel, and Latuda. It seems like I'm allergic to everything and as a result I continue to have mixed episodes. My doctor says it's looking as if I'm treatment resistant. Well, what does that mean? I know medication isn't my cure but without something I'm gonna end up in a bad place. Furthermore, my psychiatrist did lower my lithium dose which I thought was a mistake seeing as I was doing better on the higher dose. I want to know why my lithium was lowered in the first place. All I know is that today Im gonna find out what exactly treatment resistant means and what happens next.
I’m a 46 year old man who’s been dealing with Bipolar my entire life. It wasn’t until 2013 that I was diagnosed and this blog is my story. As you’ll see there’s been many lapses in my posting but I’m going to try and get back with it. I’ve had a lot of trouble during my lapses but I continue to remain optimistic about my bipolar hence the title Optimistic Bipolar.
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