How long is long enough?
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How long is long enough?
| 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?


I would be very intrested in the answer to this question.
Amy
I'm not sure if there is any "official" time period--I'd like to know what it is myself, if there is.
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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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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