XPost: alt.support.depression, alt.support.depression.manic, alt.support.bipolar-disorder
XPost: alt.society.mental-health

I am currently on 1250 mg divalproex sodium (for a valproic acid blood
level of 475, where 400 and up is considered therapeutic) and 10 mg
olanzapine nightly. After I passed my thesis proposal defense I was
hoping to reduce that to 1000 mg divalproex sodium and 7.5 mg
olanzapine, and then later to 5 mg olanzapine. But on Tuesday I
met with my psychiatrist and my eldest sister. My eldest sister was
very much against my lowering my medication, and the psychiatrist
said that I am already on relatively low doses. So for now we have
decided to leave the medication as is.

However I still think that I can avoid psychosis by not drinking during
waxing gibbous moon (eight times from 1992 to 1997 I had waxing
gibbous moon mixed/psychotic episodes) and by not believing
perineum click divination (which led to a hospitalization in late June
and early July of 1996 which is what my sister is concerned about).
Also I could keep a supply of extra olanzapine on hand to take if
I have early warning signs of problems, as I did with haloperidol
years ago.

On my current medication I have put on ten pounds since
mid-December, but hopefully that will come off when I begin
walking more as we get more springlike weather here in
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

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--
David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"But my thoughts are for you babe till im out of my mind,
For twenty one years is a mighty long time." (Bob Miller)

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