I can understand both your and your friends perspectives re: mood stabilizers. To you, its probably cutting off the happier "higher" end of the scale, which can obviously be somewhat distressing if it used to be pleasant for you, but also your friends will be seeing how its cutting off the more depressive side, thus regarding you as happier and healthier. Problem I'd imagine that can come as a result of them is being totally numb and disconnected, or at least that sounds like what's happening to you- the not caring about things etc.
Are the meds a newish thing? End of the day, what matters is how you feel, not how everyone else views you. If you don't feel they're doing their job properly, or you just aren't happy with how they're effecting you, go back to your psych/GP/doctory type person and talk about it, and maybe they can either fiddle the dose, add something to the mix (like an anti-depressant) or change it completely. If you don't feel good, don't feel like you just have to live with it because everyone else has a positive reflection of the situation.
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