The early days

We are not clones of each other.  A standardized approach to healthcare is moronic & nowhere is this more apparent than when looking at our hormonal profiles, & the way our bodies individually metabolize them. 

In this regard adjusting to your early responses to the initial treatment plan is crucial.  It depends on an honest,self-critical approach from the physician & an open dialog between endocrinologist, psychiatrist, psychologist & patient.  Ego must not get in the way here.   Blood tests, salivary cortisol levels & neuroimaging may intervene & modifications in diagnostic impression may be necessary.  Your psychiatric drug treatments may become more effective or less dogged by side-effects & their dosages may become reduced & even in some cases carefully but completely eliminated.  Patients should never take it upon themselves to alter or eliminate their psychiatric drug regimen without consulting with their care-givers. This is not a good time to play cowboy with your delicate mind & believe me, all minds are delicate.