Thanks Mr. B
I'm down to 2 meds (from as many as 5 or 6), an anti-depressant, and the mood stabilizer. I've researched the anti-depressant (buspirone), and it can have side effects such as increased irritability and emotions that can't be controlled. I think the mood stabilizer helped mitigate those, and decreasing it got things out of balance. My thought is that decreasing the anti-depressant now may bring things back into balance, if that makes sense. I see my doc again this week, so will see what she thinks.
I've been taking MI meds for 14 years, and it's been tricky. I have at times made adjustments (unsanctioned) or quit taking them. altogether. The results of such a time caused me to come back to this site after being away for several years.
Things were actually really good a couple of years ago, and I'm trying to get back to that state. I want to get back to that dosage to see if that helps. Getting there doesn't seem to be easy.
peace