Originally Posted by
mikiglen 
also, you do have to take your meds every day for them to be effective. they "work" when there is a constant amount in your bloodstream, which is hard to achieve if you don't take them on a regular basis...
Compliance is a HUGE factor in medication effectiveness. Medication is merely an adjunct for therapy. There is no 'magic pill', though there is medication to help make things more manageable. Once you get things a bit more manageable, THEN you can learn coping skills and etc....which can provide long term positive changes.
Just a word on self-tapering/medicating, etc.....don't do it. Meds management is challenging enough, and adding another factor can really effect your overall state. One of the most common problems for people is stopping/adjusting meds before the med levels in the blood can reach a steady state....which can often reduce some/all of the initial side effects.
Best of luck.
-t