(March 17, 2014 at 5:55 pm)Thunder Cunt Wrote: I'm on Lamictal 200 mg. Did it help you?
I took 300mg daily for close to four years, along with several other drugs, concurrent with working with therapists regularly (weekly for most of the last 6 years).
I'm well enough that I don't take medication any more. I've learned to recognize the signs to watch for that indicate that I'm going over the rainbow, and have been able to deal with it. I haven't had any clinically significant symptoms of psychosis in over two years - there's a number of reasons that may be the case that aren't connected to medication, or so I've been told. (I will also state that my psychosis was generally pretty mild compared to others I've known)
I believe that the medication helped enough so that I could effectively participate in therapy - though it's the therapy that does the heavy lifting.
The thing to remember is that not everyone responds to psychiatric medication in the same way. If you think your medication isn't right, talk to your prescriber. Fire them if you have to and are able to.
