question: Hello doctor, I am 21 and was diagnosed with unspecified mood disorder when I was about 8 for constantly getting angry at my parents, but I behaved well at school and other places outside the house. When I was about 10, I started taking 2 mg of Risperidone once a day and 200 mg of Lamotrigine twice a day for the mood disorder. However, for the past year, I have cut back on my medications to the point where I only take 100 mg of Lamotrigine once a day and have eliminated Risperidone completely. As a result of reducing the medication, I feel much more talkative and impulsive. For example, I am noticing myself interrupt my friends talking more often, but also feel happier (my guess is there are more natural amounts of Dopamine in my brain, almost all the time. In addition, I do not feel angry. My question is what is the science behind the change in my behavior after cutting back on the medication? And should I worry about the potential consequences of my change in behavior and reduced medications?