Dear Mark,
If you think that you are being overmedicated, then you might be.
And if your psychiatrist is ready to revamp your meds, let her.

I'm guessing that she orginally tried to medicate you out of mania? Is that right? Were you manic when she first saw you?
Maybe she would be willing to help you lower the dose of one med at a time. You can always go back up on it. Do you see her often? Have her phone number for emergencies/concerns?


I used to have nightmares. Looking back, I wonder if I was experiencing an aspect of Sleep Paralysis

http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/S_P.html

I used to hear voices before sleep. I think that they were related to anxiety.

At one point, my pdoc had me on tons of meds but I was still anxious.
It took him 4 or 5 years to get the meds right.
It doesn't take most people this long to get straightened out! Thank goodness.

But I remember keeping keep handwritten charts and then typing them out for him for our appointments. I remember calling him in between appointments. I knew that we would find a solution. I knew that I was an important part of the team and that if I could find the right information to him, that he would eventually find the right medication for me. He did. I was right. Thank goodness.

Keep faith in yourself and in your ability to communicate with your pdoc.
You are worth the effort it takes to get better.

M.