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i’m going to stop taking my mood stabilizers cuz i feel like a drone put ur bets in do i a kms b get so manic and proceed to make a string of life threatening bad decisions or c open my third eye and realize the meds were holding me back from my potential
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Anonymous 9w

if you go off them, titrate down over time (less likely to crash out). also, have you looked into or tried other medications like for example, anti-convulsants or anti-anxiety meds? you should have some other type of treatment set up by the time you completely stop ur mood stabilizers, like therapy or keeping a diary/mood tracker (helps you identify mood patterns etc). also this scientific article goes over some alternative treatments that seem to help some people:

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Anonymous 9w

living this rn it’s a mix of a and b i am MISERABLEEE and getting back on mine asap diva its not worth it

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

nah imma gamble n see what happens. appreciate u tho

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