How long is long enough?

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How long is long enough?
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Wed, 05-23-2007 - 8:30pm
I've been stable for 8 days now. Yeah, I'm a little eager. But I was wondering how long until I know I'm completely stable on meds? Anyone know?
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Wed, 05-23-2007 - 9:52pm

  • how long until I know I'm completely stable on meds? Anyone know?

I would be very intrested in the answer to this question.

 

Amy

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Thu, 05-24-2007 - 12:13am

I'm not sure if there is any "official" time period--I'd like to know what it is myself, if there is.

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Thu, 05-24-2007 - 6:14am

Well, I'm going to offer a different point-of-view. I've never really considered myself "stable" since I've been taking meds. Sometimes I'll go a few days or a week or so without any significant feelings of depression or hypomania (which I guess is stable?), but unless I'm also taking other action to further manage myself (such as keeping a routine, exercising, sleeping right), it doesn't last long at all.

So, I've come to the realization that my medicine lowers the number of "incidents," and takes the edge off of the ones I have, but unless I'm doing my part too, I'm not getting the most out of it that I could be.

Alicia
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Mon, 05-28-2007 - 8:14pm
2 weeks now. See the PDoc tomorrow. Sure hope the stability continues.
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Tue, 05-29-2007 - 4:34pm

Hey Tallyn...

How did it go at pdoc?

My pdoc always told me 90 days...but I think its all relative to the individual and type of BP.

Hugs!

keli

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Tue, 05-29-2007 - 8:59pm
All went well. Got an armful of samples (cushions our budget a little). He said I was in partial remission. It probably is 90 days for "full remission" (And yes, I know that doesn't mean "cured" and that doesn't mean I'll never have another episode.)
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