Earth to the Pharmaceutical Industry: Is Anyone Listening?

Thank you for this excellent post. 

I am bipolar but apparently need to be on an antipsychotic drug indefinitely so I can relate to many of the things you've mentioned.

When I experience flatness, fatigue, and/or depressive symptoms, I am left wondering what is bipolar depression creeping back in, what is a side effect of the antipsychotic I am taking, and what is something else.

I've often wished to myself that there was a "third generation" of antipsychotic drugs, in addition to a few more options in the mood stabilzier category and safer stimulants.   Thank you for laying out what two of the three "might look like" in terms of the pharmacology. 

The drugs we are given to treat our illness have many differnt affects. I have learned by years of living with Bi-polar. 1 follow your doctors advice but it is not written in stone. We know our bodies best and share our hi and lows with the doctor. Most of all we need to take our meds and try to work on the best combations. As far as the drug companies dont listen to us,but your doctor will.

Let the doctors explaine to the companies what thier drugs side affects are doing to thier patients. The drug reps dont know much about anyhing except how to sell thier drugs to doctors. I am one of those people who can only take a childs dose of medication or less. I had to explain taht to my doctor and they started to figure out how to treat me.