- GF in BP Relationship seeking help! 3rd March 2005
... depressive state prior to getting on meds (he is taking Lithium , Lexapro and Topamax for severe migraines - all meds...
- New here ?about risperdal 25th February 2005
... The doctors believe it was because I am also taking lithium at the same time, its a side effect called orthastic ... side effect, or take the seroquel with the combo of lithium ?...
- Bp meds if you're not bp? 22nd February 2005
... the improved treatments available today (not just lithium ). My younger daughter and I are vigilant about watching...
- Daughter with Bipolar? 22nd February 2005
... diagnosed as bipolar her late teens. She's tried Lithium and it helped for a while then it just wasnt enough...
- New question 22nd February 2005
... daily. Some say it is the medicine I take which is lithium . It's kinda like I completely zone out for about 45...
- Bipolar II/PTSD and I am new to board 21st February 2005
... with Bipolar and PTSD a year ago. I take 600mg of lithium and 600mg of trileptal daily. My Dr. increased my...
- What to do? 21st February 2005
... a hospital. However, he stopped taking treatment ( lithium and anti-depressant) and went back to his old self...
- O. L. E. Two 20th February 2005
... Male, 38, diagnosed 7 years ago with type II Bi-P, lithium since then.
I am also a victim of a bad childhood ... Medications prescribed. Additional meds used to support the lithium never had 'quite the right' effect on me.
I read ... sufferer then I would return to the meds ( but NOT lithium ). She also has introduced a program of counselling...
... reference for normality*
Having been the recipient** of lithium in large quantities, I have experienced an 'altered ... suffer with some side-efects of withdrawal from the lithium . Even though this was achieved under medical supervision...
... The higher sex drive might just be coming off the lithium . I have a very high drive and it killed mine. I...
... replace some of the salts you lost by coming off the lithium ? Just a thougt. My other thought is have you had ... your thyroid checked since you ended the Lithium ? The last time I had unexplained sores on my face...
... without them. NOTE - my recent blood test showed my Lithium levels to be 'normal' - interesting that I no longer...
- PAXIL & BP 20th February 2005
... am taking Effexor, which I think is an SSRI?, and lithium , and am feeling much better.
Love,
Dragon...
- Who diagnosed you and how? 18th February 2005
... and told him what was going on. He started me on lithium and the rest was history.
I hope this helps. Don...
- Need help for Hubby 18th February 2005
... could say that would be helpful. Has he ever tried
lithium ? It's the only one I've been able to take however...
- See a Penny Pick it Up 13th February 2005
... better word. Now that I don't have them because of the lithium I sometimes wonder if there is a little residual ability...
- hadol,zyprexa, .... 11th February 2005
... care since they have helped me so much. Except for lithium most meds weren't developed for bp. I believe, if ... memeory serves, lithium research was actually started for heart patients....
- Lithium 10th February 2005
... my mother was and is on lithium . didnt the doctor give you possible side effects. ... everyone. her disease is much better handled with the lithium . shes tried so many drugs and so far this helps her...
... Hi Sammy, I've been on Lithium for 20 years!
I have Type I Bipolar Disorder and ... since I've been on Lithium I haven't had ONE mania or major depression.
There ...
If you are not on an extended release type of lithium see if your doctor has any issues with you taking ... all of your lithium in the evening (with milk or food). Seems like I ... WHOLE lot more side effects to make me re-think taking lithium .
It's been a life saver for me...
I always tell ... best thing that has ever happened to me - and that Lithium is the first!!
Also, keep in mind that while there ... will be side effects with lithium , they do actually get less and less as time goes on...
... Hi. I have been on lithium for 21 years and agree with all of Ruth6:11 statements ... to drink. I wouldn't even consider stopping the lithium . Hope this helps. Good luck. :)...
... It seems that lithium has been a life saver for some people, but for me...
... the weight thing goes - I was 30 when I started on lithium .
20 yrs later I'm 5'3" and weigh 125 lb.
For some ... did have any problems with adult acne because of the lithium ..
But also guard against getting dehydrated and don...
... more question though - for anyone who knows, but is lithium a drug you can wean yourself off of when you start...
... life.
Underneath all of the evening out that the lithium does, the chemical imbalance in your brain is still ... there. The lithium doesn't cure Bipolar anymore than insulin could ever ... diabetes...
Also, if you do end up doing well on lithium , going off of it can make it harder for it to work...
... Did the Lithium help depression? Also, how long did it take for the ... Lithium to start working?...
- add/bipolar HELP PLEASE 4th February 2005
... because I was manic, and I was automatically put on lithium . It is difficult to diagnose some people, though....
- Looking for help with side effects 2nd February 2005
... She is on Medical (welfare) and they started her on lithium . With every new side effect, they piled on another...
... sound like a cure but, they also say it's safer then lithium . Allot of the meds out there now are safer than lithium...
... Hi, Both my father and I have taken lithium . My dad is just trying to get off of it, actually ... are A LOT less for me now. For some people I think lithium does not agree with them. I would suggest talking...
... can use.
Mood-Stabilizing Compounds
Other than lithium , substances that may have mood-stabilizing effects...
- Bi-Polar and the Law 1st February 2005
... Railroad Disability and I often yo-yo. I am currently on Lithium and Trileptal and taking college courses on line to...
- I was just wondering.... 28th January 2005
... the bipolar or the meds that I am taking(Effexor and lithium ) or is it both? This is a real problem for me. Any...
... Hi there D25,
ITS THE LITHIUM - TRUST ME - I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE !!!!!
Hedge...
... Hi Hedge,
If it is the lithium , and it works so well for me, do you think it is worth...
...
Talk to your Doc and ask if they can reduce your Lithium by a small amount. That did make a difference for ... ME. Try to find a balance between the Lithium and the memory problems/confusion.
Hedge....
- I decided to... 27th January 2005
... ~~~~~~~
Mood-Stabilizing Compounds
Other than lithium , substances that may have mood-stabilizing effects...
... stabilized on meds is unconscious?
Do they give IV lithium or let the mood swings go?...
... read that if some people who have been stabilized on lithium go off of it then it never is quite as effective as ... it was the first time if they try to restart it.
Lithium is all that stands between me and sanity so I get...
... alert bracelet or something that says your bp and need lithium ? I case you can't talk and your husband isn't with...
... would lead EMT or police to Mr. Ruth and the balance lithium has given me. Hope I'm right!!!
:)...
- Please help now 25th January 2005
... know anything about Zyprexa personally. I've been on lithium which is the original mood stabilizer for this disorder ... . Some people have weight issues with lithium too, but I haven't done too badly. Too be honest ... for the last 7-8 yrs I just go to my GP and get my lithium level checked and another Rx for another year's prescriptio...
... the person is on an actual mood stabilizer. (Like lithium , Depakote, Tegretol, Trileptal, Neurontin, Lamicta...
- Got a new symptom hope it sounds familiar 25th January 2005
... these recently?
I've had that flat feeling (hello lithium ) and tend to Try to push my way past it since the...
- help me here please!!bp 23rd January 2005
... you're pregnant. mood stabilizers like zyprexa. Not lithium , however. I am planning on getting pregnant this ... year and I plan on getting off my lithium with the help of my doctor who says the baby will...
- A Manic Episode? 23rd January 2005
... depression in 20 yrs. I am "in remission" due to the lithium I take. There is no doubt in my mind that I would...
- attacment to other thread above this one 21st January 2005
... that from happening (and I have for 20 whole years on Lithium ) then dealing with a few side effects is well worth...
- I am bipolar/manic but dont like to admit it/ and i refuse meds all the time 21st January 2005
... on the floor. she had bipolar too, she used to take lithium , but always refused to take it. i always wathched...
- Parents... 21st January 2005
... doctor changing my meds. She wants to get me off Lithium for several reasons and my recent blood level is almost ... at a toxic state so she lowered my lithium and added Abilify. I noticed the lithium drop right...
- Do you ever feel like . . . 18th January 2005
... Are you on lithium by any chance? Sometimes lithium (and some other meds) can raise hell with your thyroid...
... Actually I am female and not on Lithium (on klonopin and geodon). But I do have hypothyroidism...
... with a hat and gloves and be shivering. I was on lithium for awhile and was on Levoxyl since my thyroid levels ... came back as abnormal. I am now off of lithium and on Lamictal (thats my mood stabilizer only; I...
- I need some advise. 17th January 2005
... out there now for bipolar disorder.
I've been on Lithium for 20 years and it is true that like whelmed I don...
- Lithium~Hypothyroidism~Psychosis 15th January 2005
... experienced Psychosis due to Hypothyroidism? I knew
Lithium could affect the thyroid causing Hypothyroidism. ... behaviour. So even though I was at a good theraputic Lithium level I was experiencing pyschosis including aggressive ... improved. It's Something to keep in mind
if you take Lithium ....
... problem. I was so sick!!! They had to take me off lithium along time ago for this very reason. Thanks for the...
... I agree with K. The side effects from lithium weren't fun and were a little scarey but, compared...
- lamictal and weight gain? 13th January 2005
... diagnosed a couple months ago with bipolar, I was put on Lithium , which is known to cause weight gain. I was very concerned ... but to learn how to eat right. Anyway, I got off the Lithium and tried Lamictal, slowly titrating up on the Lamictal ... and down off the Lithium . This week is the first week entirely off the Lithium ... week yet, and the first of which where I am off the Lithium completely and only on the Lamictal), and that's without...
- DESPERATE for new mood stabilizer 10th January 2005
... to do much. The other 2 stabilizers she uses are lithium and Depakote, both of which I have tried and I can...
... you trying to find
another mood stablizer as the Lithium I take is not doing the job so well here
lately....
... mind that "it ain't chemo") can help...
I've been on Lithium for over 20 yrs. I have some hand tremor, I drink...
- out of food 10th January 2005
... people here, we can cover 'most' subjects.
I'm on Lithium - for the moment - so I can't comment on your question...
... craved frozen bread (carbs)...we then switched over to Lithium (which helped her cravings, but too late the stretch...
- BP and a sugar high? 8th January 2005
... interested to see if I loose the weight gain from the Lithium what will happen to the Diabetes???
I like the...
- Bipolar and Menopause 6th January 2005
... spot of trouble for the first time since going on lithium back in 1985.
The problem is that it's probably a...
... I thought things would calm down but it seems my lithium
just isnt doing the job it once did. Then again...
... IF the Bipolar is abating if I continue to take my lithium to prevent moodswings...
Guess that's the $million...
... check in a get another presciption.
I get my Rx for lithium from my GP now and everything else has been fine....
... getting my meds thru my gp, but for the last 3 years the Lithium just hasnt been doing the job and 5 months ago I finally...
... oooooooh, so nice. I have noticed I had to increase my lithium over the last 6-8 months and
if I miss a dose I get...
... issue...
I don't especially want to mess with my lithium - especially since it seems directly linked to menopause...
... adding HRT, it may mean adding a little bit to your Lithium for a while until everything evens out. Just felt...
- Need help controlling bipolar triggers? 6th January 2005
... bit I think!
Brain fog & I are old buddies.
1) Lithium
2) Menopause
Hah! Need I say more???
:)...
... What a coincidence, Lithium since 93, and my 7th year in menopause. The only...
- Am i or am i not? 6th January 2005
... argument and try a bipolar medication, lamotrigine or lithium etc. You have very little to lose, if you can afford...
- Parents Don't Understand 4th January 2005
... supplements to help my depression in addtion to my Lithium , but my daughers arent interested, their choice. ...
- I feel alone 2nd January 2005
... Yes I have trouble communicating. I was placed on Lithium in 93 but it never helped the intrusive thoughts, ... county to seek mental health care. The doc felt the Lithium is not working as well as it used to and suggested ... side effect. Ive been on Triletal in addition to the lithium for about a month, determine to outlive the side effects...
... experiement. I was quite surprised to learn if you take Lithium in England you cant drive. Both my husband and I...
- Severe Anxiety 2nd January 2005
... altogether a week ago...is that wise?
I also take Lithium and Rispiridone..
I have an appointment with my doctor...
... reason for this that you know of?
I've only taken Lithium , so I can't comment accurately on the 'others'.
...
- Girlfriend has bi-polar, help 1st January 2005
... they're holding a lit match.
I don't just take Lithium for me - although I prefer the way I am rather than...
... Irritation? Yes
Hate? Not for me, but then I've been on lithium since before I met my husband.
I honestly think that...
... over 15 yrs ago and found that I was so stabilized on lithium that I didn't have alot in common with the others...
- Happy ? New Year... 1st January 2005
... that a certain percentage of people aren't helped by lithium if they have been on it and then stopped - and then...
... whatever meds the new Doc suggests, providing it's NOT Lithium ....
...
I haven't been to a psychiatrist in YEARS. The LIthium does the job that insulin does for a diabetic and...
- Passing Bipolar on to children... 29th December 2004
... Bi-P(or so I was told) for seven years, on 1200gms Lithium , two small kids, thought my young son was showing...
... Bi-P(or so I was told) for seven years, on 1200gms Lithium , two small kids, thought my young son was showing...
- Suggestions, please! 29th December 2004
... tell you some of the things I've been on. I took lithium after I was first dx'ed with bp. That worked pretty...
- Help with meds 29th December 2004
... too much to bare. The first med the doc tried was Lithium , whew that one made me loopy, couldn't even drive...
- Meds 27th December 2004
... I have a friend who is bi-polar and takes 640mg of lithium daily. He never sleeps. Can't relax etc. What...
... to his doc about this. It sounds like this dose of Lithium alone is not right for him if he had no problems before...
- Are There Any Mood-Stabilizers That... 25th December 2004
... Zyprexa, and Seroquel.
mood stabilizers like lithium (Eskalith or Lithobid) and divalproex sodium (Depakote...
- Hedge ALERT... 23rd December 2004
... inviting info on alternatives to the dreaded..... LITHIUM ... :)
Open page, lets go...
Thanks in advance...
... I've been looking along time for an alternative to lithium and haven't found one yet. I know there is something ... know. thanks and sorry i couldn't help. I've been on lithium for 9 years and boy am I tired of it....
... Lamictal?
Does Lithium mess up the control of Diabetes? I'm not at all familiar ... with that, but I'm interested since I'm on Lithium ....
... Hi Hedge :) ,
I am diabetic and took lithium without it effecting the diabetes. It's my understanding ... that lithium is not known to bother it. I also took zyprexa (an...
- New Here! 20th December 2004
... going through the same thing here. Diagnosed 7years, Lithium taker(sufferer) all that time, but needing a change...
... Thanks for the welcome guys!
I was on lithium too for years. While it helped I never really got...
... Hey Jamie, what new med are you on ? I'm on lithium and have been for 9years maybe it's just my state...
... for use in bi-polar disorder.
I didn't mind the lithium . I had to get off of it because my thyroid gave out...
... glad to hear that your new med is working. I was on Lithium and could not function. What are you taking now?...
- diagnois ? 19th December 2004
... winter primarily. Many people who are bipolar take Lithium or other mood stabilizers. Antidepressants alone...
- Does anyone REALLY care?... 16th December 2004
... change things, I've been suffering(literally) with Lithium all this time and although WAY, WAY better than I ... with that?
How can I DARE to even come off the Lithium - the ONLY supressor I have to my MAJOR irritability...
... also fighting a hard depression. I also have been on Lithium
most of the last 12 years. I can say I care but ... dreaming maybe not.
Several months ago I noticed the lithium didnt seem to be doing the job as well because I began ... another mood stablizer, then hopes to wean me off of the Lithium .
Although I know that people grow best during times...
... doors...
It sounds like you'd like to get off of lithium OR experiment with its dosage OR other meds ~ but ... (pause for effect) I'm not coping well with the Lithium . I'm afraid to reduce my dosage or quit taking it...
- Worried about brother 15th December 2004
... teens, he is now in his early forties. He has been on Lithium for most of those years and has been ok for the most ... for the past couple of months he has gone off of the Lithium because he says it is causing him health problems...
- Dear Bexicon... 15th December 2004
... informed of the illness and the meds, why a big NO to Lithium ? I wonder because I'm 7 years diagnosed, 1200gms Lithium...
... of something to say. Cheers.
Rebecca
Edit:Re: Lithium -- I don't have a good reason not to take it; just ... many hundred people I meet who are doing great on lithium , I will forever think of those two whenever I hear...
... consider me one more of the cast of thousands taking lithium who will never be able to convince you that its intrinsical...
- Lamictal Question for the Ladies 14th December 2004
... The worst was when I was on Eskalith, a brand of lithium .... I got off it a few years ago, but my face still ... has deeply pitted scars on my forehead. And the lithium didn't work that well anyway, AND it had bad other...
- Just diagnosed BP - this is BS! 13th December 2004
... done this, I've been told I'm bipolar. I have refused lithium or other bipolar meds until now.
I agreed to take...
- This would be called....? 13th December 2004
... my head. Just for reference, I have been stable on Lithium for about 2 years, diagnosed 6 years. I almost stepped...
- Wife May Be Manic-Depressive - Help With Symptoms 13th December 2004
... together was me getting off the stimulants, getting on lithium , and seeing the world the way it really was, and how ... be "bad enough" to need a real mood stabilizer like Lithium until I botched up my marriage, and had to admit to...
- Mood stabilizer questions 12th December 2004
... long have you been on the trileptal? I have been on lithium for years
and it kept the highs and lows to a resonable ... here's the list of meds she recomends for bipolar. Lithium ,
Tegretol, Depakote, Lamictal, Trileptal (like tegretol...
- Irritable, snappish, agitated? 11th December 2004
... better.
Hope it helps.
* New phrase - Long Term Lithium Sufferer......
... second and giggling the next. I began to
feel the Lithium I've taken for so long may not be working. So Im...
- Down & Out 11th December 2004
... many different meds
but usually alway ended back on Lithium , now the Lithium is not working.
I just started Trileptal...
- Have they burned all the books, yet ??? 10th December 2004
... website...
I wish I wasn't so 'fogged up' by the Lithium and I could take up serious learning as a hobby. I...
... Seasons Greetings.....
I'm still singing the ' Lithium Carol'.....
Take care, Hedge....
... Don't know if it's age or the pickling effect of the lithium salts, (or both), but thanks for getting my back on...
- Topamax Questions 9th December 2004
... does help me sleep, but I also take Seroquel 200mg, Lithium 600mg and Lorazepam .5 mg at night, so I'm not sure...
- BP or not? 9th December 2004
... went on most of the ADD meds back then. Even tried Lithium . This was back in the late 80's. He is now 24. I couldn...
- Newbie 8th December 2004
... us pretty much on an even keel.
My good luck was lithium - been on it since 1985 with only a small bump in...
... us pretty much on an even keel.
My good luck was lithium - been on it since 1985 with only a small bump in...
- A BP Christmas Carol for 2004... 7th December 2004
... Bambino" for all her supportiveness, and years of Lithium !!!...
... like a Roman Catholic reverting to Atheism)...
Lithium WAS good to me !!! It saved me from the worst (5 ... treatment of simultaneous HUGE doses of Depakote AND LITHIUM (and an undisclosed anti-schizoid - that COULD have...
... laughin' so hard
Need Depends for a guard
Cause Lithium ain't kind
On the bladder I find.
Sung to NO tune...
- violent thinking? 7th December 2004
... refined itself into 'irritability' which the tons of Lithium help to control (note I said HELP) Doesn't stop me...
- Should I? 6th December 2004
... do do for themselves -
I've taken 4 capsules of lithium a day for over 20 years. Am I sick of it?? Hell yes ... husband, my home, my job -
So, fine. I take the stupid lithium and have a hand tremor, some nausea, drink gallons...
- Lithium and hair thinning. Ugh OMG!!!!! 5th December 2004
... I don't take Lithium , but I do take Depakote, and when I first read the...
... NOT falling out from its roots... Valproic Acid and Lithium make the hair more brittle... It IS breaking......
- I need help 4th December 2004
... irritability' is a MAJOR factor with Bi-P sufferers. I'm on Lithium . Over the years and with the increases, I now suffer...
...
I'm type I Bipolar and have been stabilized on lithium since 1985 - but still this stuff can get to me. ...
- ATTN: English Speaking NON-AMERICANS RE: Access to Health Care... 3rd December 2004
... thread' with MY opinions on being Bi-P, MY view of Lithium , side effects, suggestions for newbies etc. This would...
- Snap out of it. 2nd December 2004
... psychiatrist in over 10 years. I go to my GP for lithium level tests and he prescribes my meds...
Don't...
- Feeling Great 1st December 2004
... these days... Topomax, Klonopin, Xanax, Depakote, Lithium Carbonate, Zoloft and Ambien stand packed and ready...
- Feeling really bad 30th November 2004
... succede. I got my Mother to get rid of all my old meds ( lithium and so on, have so much of it) and she keeps the rest...
- Lamictal anyone? 29th November 2004
... GREAT med. I got extremely depressed while taking lithium so this is much better. Good luck!...
- Aggression 29th November 2004
... why every time I tried to diet and lose some of the Lithium induced weight I got really aggressive, 'cause I cut...
- Time Delay... 28th November 2004
... Being on Lithium - appearing quite normal to the rest of the world...
... a coma totally manic because everyone figured the lithium was no big deal?
Who would disappear from my life ... or depressed - I met him after I was stabilized on Lithium !
These are the things you can't discuss with a ...
