(Polls?) Have any of YOU been OK'd to limit your meds "on your own" by your Pdoc or ? - Bipolar Disorder Message Board

maniasterisk · 04-05-2005, 08:16 AM

I'm gonna be gone for a few days, and thought I'd get this off the ground, first...

Lately, they'd re-routed all postings to say something about "polls" - yet I don't see any place to initiate one...

Anyhoo...

I am very curious to know IF I'm the only med-resistent person out there who has been formally "authorized" to self-limit and manage my miniscule medication flurries...

Any takers (so to speak) ???

I'll be offline until probably Thursday.

~ M* ~

reesie · 04-05-2005, 08:25 AM

my doc(s) hasn't "authorized" me to manage my own meds but I do it anyway!!

dragon25 · 04-05-2005, 08:37 AM

I am not med resistant and my meds work pretty well for me so I don't like to mess with them.

But in the past I have 'weened' my self off of some meds.

polarized13 · 04-05-2005, 08:39 AM

Hi M*~

When I first started seroquel, my doctor told me to take anywhere from 25mgs.to 200mgs. depending on what I needed in order to feel relaxed and sleep well. I think in my case, he was using it as a sedative/sleep aid, even though I know it falls into the category of mood stabilizer. He told me I would need different amounts on different days depending on how I felt. Also, my new doctor told me to do the same with my triliptel. So, I guess it isn't that uncommon.

I hope you are doing ok with all your 'stuff'. Take care!!

(hi reesie!!)

~~heather~~

TLP53 · 04-05-2005, 09:06 AM

Hey M* good question,

My PDr. told me to nudge my meds in either direction until I found the right "blend" for me. If I do boop my meds in either direction I do it slowly.

In reference to resistance to meds, I too have a hard time. It seems ANY KIND of med works rather well for me in the beginning but after a few months they stop working...

My Oncologist says this is because we have such efficient livers...apparently our livers start to recognize the unwanted toxins (Our Meds) and creates an enzyme to neutralize them, hence they stop working...

Who knows if he's got the answer, I'm not a chemist or biologist.
Anyway, I've not been feeling too well...darn arthritis....I took a Darvocet to ease the pain and it always screws up my depression....It takes me a couple days to get back on track.

{{{Hugs to All}}}
Terry