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When medication changes threaten relationship dynamics

My wife wants to try going off her mood stabilizer to see if she still needs it, but I'm terrified of what that means for our relationship stability, and we can't talk about it without her feeling controlled and me feeling like I can't express my legitimate concerns.

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What we've seen

Individual autonomy and partnership security colliding over psychiatric medication decisions.

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“Where Are You with Medications and how they work?”

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