As I mentioned a few posts ago, my psychiatrist and I are working on a medication change that will, I hope, pull me out of bipolar depression.
The medication that we changed was a mood-leveler, which sounds like a productive way to start. We’re increasing the dose, which means it shouldn’t take the time it would for the old drug to “wash out“ of my bloodstream (and/or brain) while we’re waiting for the new one to kick in.
I’ve been that route before, and it’s miserable. While I haven’t noticed my moods becoming exactly stable since the change, I have noticed certain effects.
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