My mental health journey has not been an easy one. During the last 12 years, I have tried countless medications, seen multiple different therapists, been admitted twice to psychiatric hospitals, and have been to many different psychiatrists.
My diagnoses were very simple at that time: bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
My treatment plan was primarily medication-based which centered around my bipolar diagnosis. Fast-forward to January of this year: I’m at a new psychiatrist’s office and trying a medication I had been on before with no luck, which happened to make the other meds I was still taking incompatible with my body chemistry and left me unmedicated.
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