Originally Posted by
WendyAussie 
An important note on that - therapy is crucial to augment recovery when taking psychiatric medications. Together they actually change the function and even the STRUCTURE of the brain, re-mapping our old pathways, as does AA. I need all three - psychiatry, psychology and AA.
This is so true and it took me years of being treated before I realized that meds alone were not the key to treating the illness. I also needed therapy to, as you say "re-map the old pathways" of the brain. With meds alone I continued to progressively get worse. Even to the point of no longer being able to work. It has only been in the past two years that I have started therapy as well. By adding it I am multiplying my chances of things getting better. Excellent point, thanks