me_irl

Ah that's great, itb is a good combo of molecules for bipolars (provided the person tolerates the lamotrigigine). Fair enough, only you and the health professionals helping you can say what may be your condition. It is true that psychological conditions come with a lot of stigma. I now speak freely of depression because I think it is important to open the discussions on that topic, which actually concerns quite a lot of people suffering in silence but I rarely mention being bipolar because I don't want to face extra negative consequences.

I don't think it's weird to ask about a specific medication, what may cross the line os to ask for it but I regularly ask my psychiatrist about complements or molecules I heard about to have his opinion or to understand why he made the decision he made about my treatment. I think it's ok to be curious about those matters, it is our health and we are entitled to understanding what we take and why.

Yeah, I hear that. I make notes of my feelings (either on paper of the appointments are far appart or at least mental notes if there are less than 6 weeks between appointements) focussing both on my mood and feelings and on the first "symptoms" signalling an upcoming mood swing (e.g. how much I sleep, whether I feel tired or not etc).

Sorry for the delay, I was abroad on holiday and things got fairly busy!