It depends on how much you are willing to change, and how good the doctor is.
>>42904correct. SSRI inhibitors NEED antipsychotics to counter the side effects of suicidal and homicidal tendencies. You hear about the 22 veterans a day stat, but what they leave out is those guys WERE in treatment, but they were not given the proper balance of meds. Now the problem is that these meds all have side effects. You are trying to adjust your behavior with pills, like calibrating a complex machine, and each pill throws something else out of whack.
You have to work with the doctor too, and if you have trouble communicating then you will have trouble working with the doctor. They are human and can only do so much.
Normally i advise against writing journals, as i think those can be used against you in court. Not a lawyer but to me there are more risks than benefits. HOWEVER in the case of treatment with medication and therapy then YES you need a journal.
Write down when you took your meds, read what the side effects are, write down how you are using the therapy, then when you come back to the next appointment tell the doctor how it went.
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