- Is it possible I need to be on two antidepressants? 4th January 2004
... still having some depression even with my Lamictal, Lithium , Remeron, and Zyprexa. I'm starting to wonder if I...
... antidepressants. One other thought is perhaps raising your lithium or your lamictal dosage which also might help with...
... little odd to me that you are on both lamictal and lithium , but of course I am not a doctor.
Also, are you...
- 11 Year Old Son... 4th January 2004
... stabilizers but most do limited good.
He's just begun lithium 2.3 weeks ago, still only at 600mg's a day.
So, basically ... He's still on the trileptol and abilify while the lithium is at therapeutic levels.
And he seems to be getting...
... stabilizers but most do limited good.
He's just begun lithium 2.3 weeks ago, still only at 600mg's a day.
So, basically ... He's still on the trileptol and abilify while the lithium is at therapeutic levels.
And he seems to be getting...
- What is bipolur dissorder? 2nd January 2004
... The first-line treatment for Bipolar disorder is lithium . Other choices include the same drugs that are used...
... The first-line treatment for Bipolar disorder is lithium . Other choices include the same drugs that are used...
- argh! 2nd January 2004
... coaster and can just leave it behind! I have to say, my lithium is flattening things out some, but it's not perfect...
... coaster and can just leave it behind! I have to say, my lithium is flattening things out some, but it's not perfect ... definitely know how you feel!
Atleat you got the Lithium ! My dam family doctor wont give it to me.
So I...
- Abilify 2nd January 2004
... feedback or experience on Abilify. My boyfriend is on Lithium and Zyprexa, and Abilify may be a new drug that can...
- what can be done for lithium tremor? 31st December 2003
... Hey Wobbly, your fellow Lithium buddy is here...
Yep, I have tremor. I make sure ... seem to have much tremor...
When do you take your Lithium ?
I take all 4 capsules in the evening rather than...
... Hoosier, do you take just plain old lithium or a timed-release formula?...
... Plain old el cheapo generic lithium carbonate...!!...
... Hell, I tremor without Lithium :D
I am CLUMSY, UNCORDINATED, and can BARLEY WALK ... LINE when I am sober :D
If/When a doc puts me on Lithium ( as a couple drs have suggested I get on) then maybe...
- "pill free and just me :)" I wish!!!! thyroid and BPD 31st December 2003
... Marioochi's- and came across you both take synthroid and lithium . These two drugs must not be intermingled and I strongly ... extensively in mental disorders, and their treatments. Lithium is the most commonly used BPD drug, but there are...
... I was when I got sick this spring.
As far as the lithium , I know what you are saying, however lithium has really...
- Terrified about January 5th - Having to go back to work 30th December 2003
... would make anybodies head spin and the last one - lithium and geodone really set me back and then some. My doctor ... but is also concerned that it might have been the lithium so now i am on this baby dosage of lithium which is ... Parnate will work. I am all confused, though. The lithium was supposed to be my miracle drug and yet we aren...
... people for whom treatment is easy i.e. here take some lithium and feel better.
Wobbly thanks for your advice...
- Mood stabilizers... opinions?!? 30th December 2003
... get on a stronger BC. Otherwise, he would put me on Lithium , but I didn't want to do that route because he said...
... medication that works for you. I am contemplating lithium as a last resort so I understand your reservations...
... moody - if that is even possible. :)
Now I'll try lithium and I pray that it puts me on the upswing.
Fortunately...
... I have been on lithium for 8 years, and I know I want children within 2 to ... 3 years. Do any of you know of a med like lithium that is "safe" to take when pregnant? My doctors...
- topomax, other help please!!!!!!!! 29th December 2003
... wellllll lithium + depakote+ buspar+ neurontin= an extra 40 lbs in...
- So many questions... help? 28th December 2003
... and has decided that I am BP-II. He has prescribed Lithium 300 mg 2ce/day for now. He asked me to keep my Jan ... 16th appt so he could see how I am doing with the Lithium , and then said he might throw in some Wellbutrin ... else as well. Yeah. :)
I am not starting the Lithium for a few days - I am having surgery tomorrow morning ... I get off of those, I am jumping right in with the Lithium . I'm a bit nervous - and I'm petrified to tell my...
... didnt have to wait till January 16th. I am hoping the lithium works well for you but it is good the doctor has a ... little more by adding the wellbutrin which unlike lithium which is a mood stabilizer, is an antidepressant....
- I think I am going to lose the love of my life.. 25th December 2003
... either.
I was lucky enough to already be stabilized on lithium when I met my husband and he's never seen me severely...
- Lithium 22nd December 2003
... Hi Kitty,
I'm pretty much a lithium newbie, I've been on it about 6 weeks. They had to ... this July) and tried a bazillion different meds. The lithium does seem to be helping me to stabilize though. My ... There are a lot of people on this board who've been on lithium long term and they can probably give you a better...
... Hi, I'm Bipolar Type I and I've been taking lithium since 1984. And that's the only med I take for Bipolar ... Disorder. (I have BP1)
Lithium will prevent mania, and keep depression from ever ... if you are in a depressive phase when you start on lithium they will add an anti-depressant (hold out for a NON...
... I am Bipolar and have been taking Lithium Carbonate since 1983, and it is a wonderful drug....
... I've been on lithium for over 20 years, and had only one manic episode ... have a minor depression at this time, and I know the lithium prevents my mood swings from getting out of hand. ... I'm on other meds with it. I take 900 mgs of lithium a day and 1 mg ativan and {50mg trazodone at night ... to me.} Anyway I hardly have any side effects from lithium . I do get a little thirsty and have to make extra ... ,a little shakey at times. Eating before you take lithium and drinking lots of water helps. I hardly notice ... any side effects from it. Before I took lithium , I had many manic episodes and severe depression and ... am somewhat stable, and I know it's because of the lithium ....
... I have been taking Lithium for moods (irritability, swings) for a little over ... polar rather depression, anxiety and panic. But the Lithium worked fairly quickly to even out my moods. I am ... tired a lot but hard to tell if thats being caused by Lithium or by Celexa which I also take.
good luck. I think...
- Bi polar or depressed? 20th December 2003
... bipolar, you will need a mood stabilizer (such as lithium ) as well as an antidepressant.
But you don't know...
... bipolar, you will need a mood stabilizer (such as lithium ) as well as an antidepressant.
But you don't know...
- MAO Inhibitors/Medication Question 19th December 2003
... of abscence.
Anyway, my doctor has started me on lithium . I was taking Geodon with that but have had a horrible...
- Lamictal Question 18th December 2003
... response with it. It definitely helped, but for me adding lithium was what really got me on the right track. My psych ... Lamictal is supposed to be better for depression and lithium for mania.
You'll probably do fine, side-effect wise...
... Whoa... that's a long time ago...
I've been on lithium for years and just recently started Lamictal too. ... depression... But... the doc wants to wean me off the lithium soon too... as it is thought that from being on it ... religiously to get the blood tests and monitor the lithium . I hope I do not become manic after losing the lithium ... you stay stable now and do well with the Lamictal as Lithium , tho a life-saving drug at times (it was with me!...
... Whoa... that's a long time ago...
I've been on lithium for years and just recently started Lamictal too. ... depression... But... the doc wants to wean me off the lithium soon too... as it is thought that from being on it ... religiously to get the blood tests and monitor the lithium . I hope I do not become manic after losing the lithium ... you stay stable now and do well with the Lamictal as Lithium , tho a life-saving drug at times (it was with me! ... doctor - just a person who's dealt with bi-polar and lithium for years.. and I sure hope I didn't scare anyone ... on lithium use. It is a very safe, and very good medicine, as ... this (with a smile)...despite many years of getting lithium prescriptions. What happens if you don't drink enough ... water is lithium can deposit in your organs (including the brain) ... MAY be my problem now? Maybe not, hard to tell, but lithium worked wonders for me. :)
Whatever you take, I...
- therapist says... 17th December 2003
... the symptoms..I really dont want to go on meds like lithium or depakote,effexor..I was wondering if those are...
... in my case, my family doctor REFUSES to put me on Lithium . The phyciatrist downtown said my FAMILY DOCTOR is...
... in my case, my family doctor REFUSES to put me on Lithium . The phyciatrist downtown said my FAMILY DOCTOR is...
- Trying to integrate disease into self-image 16th December 2003
... about having it, except for the fact that I was taking lithium and ativan and other meds. I just accept it as a chemical...
- Bi-Polar Joys :( 16th December 2003
... wrong with me!??!
My family doctor wont give me Lithium because the pdocs report said I am not so bad... Sounded...
... .
anyway, i was just wondering of you have tried lithium orotate or whatever its called, the stuff you buy...
... Just a note that Lithium orotate isn't Herbal.
It really is a mineral form ... of lithium bound with an orotate transporter.
The problem of ... main sellers of it states right on their website that lithium orotate has not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and ... .
Plus the cost is enormous compared to generic lithium carbonate, and there are no checks of lithium toxicity...
... Lithium sounds like it will murder you if you use it too long...
... I agree with Hoosier about lithium orotate. Lithium carbonate is ridiculously cheap, has helped tons of ... I hope I have Hoosier's good luck to be stable on lithium forever! BTW Hoosier, I'm 41 and my therapist has...
... )
1st: Phyciatrist - Celexa 20mg, Celexa 40mg, Lithium is what he tried me on.
2nd: Phyciatrist - Celexa ... 60mg alone
3rd: Phyciatrist - Celexa 20mg and Lithium
now I am going to a Phycotherapist MD who can prescribe...
- lithium bump-up, attn HoosierBJ 15th December 2003
... Awsome timing for a Lithium Topic :)
I went last week to see a pdoc. He wrote ... need to maintain my level of Celexa (20mg) and add Lithium , however, I do not know the amount yet.
I want...
... Hey Wobby!
Sounds like it's "so far so good" w/the lithium !
I've taken 1200 mg in the evening since 1985......
... doctors. He read my pshyc report and REFUSED To Rx me Lithium , saying he feels UNCOMFORTABLE doing it and would ... does it :(
So now, I dunno... I have to cope Lithium free... Roller Coaster, here I come :D...
- Latest on 5-HTP 14th December 2003
... started feeling pretty good and thought it might be my lithium & that I didn't need the 5-HTP. So I stopped the 5...
- rough day and more 13th December 2003
... currently
Thanks
Are you ready for the meds:
Lithium 950mg
Seroquel 200mg
Klonipin 2mg
Prozac 20mg
...
- Tegretol 13th December 2003
... TwistedWhispers, I've been on Lamictal since July and lithium since November and have no side effects from either ... one except mild tremor from the lithium . I don't know about Tegretol but one thing you might ... have my good days and bad days. I hope to have my lithium increased to deal with that.
Anyway, good luck and...
- Frustrated... 11th December 2003
... common with our personalites its scary..He has been on lithium and has told me how he didnt like it because his highs...
- Crying 10th December 2003
... My lithium has kept me on such an even keel that when my Dad...
- Ever heard of Lamictal?????? 9th December 2003
... the other mood stabilizers I've been on (Depakote, Lithium and Topamax) because I don't feel as much in a brain...
- I was in a car accident yesterday...... 9th December 2003
... capsules of mood stabilizing drugs. Do they have liquid lithium for IV use or would I just wake up manic as hell?...
- bipolar or thyroid 8th December 2003
... daughter was diagnosed bipolar and has been taking lithium and depakote, and is still depressed.
Her psych ... be greatly appreciated.
And also, her levels of lithium and depakote continue to drop, and I know shes taking...
- Back on Zyprexa, and other ramblings 8th December 2003
... appointment and then re-evaluate. Because by then my lithium dose may well be increased (I had the blood drawn ... it par for the course? Right now I'm on Lamictal, lithium , Remeron, and Zyprexa. It feels like a lot of pills...
- smoking increases symptoms? 6th December 2003
... Wobbly!
I smoked for 17 years & quit after I'd been on Lithium for about 6 yrs. I always read that caffeine is bad...
- Topamax.. w/ Prozax? do you still feel angry? 5th December 2003
... any anti-depressant in my case.
Some of them are:
Lithium
Deprakote
Lamictal
Carbatrol, Tegretol
Zyprexa...
- Just curious-med survey? 5th December 2003
... As for me, my cocktail is:
Lithium
Lamictal
Zyprexa (hopefully weaning off that soon ... tremor. My shrink says that can happen when starting lithium but it should pass. And my Remeron makes me super...
- My mood is changing (triggers) & I think I am losing control 5th December 2003
... I have never been treated for the BP, but I know lithium is what they will give me. I have heard good and bad...
... WIERD STUFF look :D I scare people.
I was put on Lithium about 2 years ago... My body reacted bad and I never...
- meds 4th December 2003
... saying this is becauseof a posting i just read about lithium and some other thing that someone was prescribed that...
... saying this is becauseof a posting i just read about lithium and some other thing that someone was prescribed that...
- new member & have lots of questions 2nd December 2003
... the straw to break the camels back. I am also on Lithium to keep the highs from being too high and the lows...
- sick of it 2nd December 2003
... ANYTHING about bipolar disorder but he prescribed me Lithium ...
The second psychiatrist I saw also said I have...
... My psych at the time offered little else besides Lithium (tried it for 2 days, that was a joke. No way I could...
- Added Depakote to my Cocktail 2nd December 2003
... added Depakote to help me through. So now I am on Lithium to level, Paxil to lift me up, Clonozapam to help...
... about being a pillhead. I'm currently on: Synthroid, Lithium , Lamictal, Zyprexa, and Remeron, plus supplementing...
- Mood Switch? 2nd December 2003
... it helps to know I'm not alone. Once I got on my lithium my ups and downs (which still happen) tended to be...
- anyone heard of the link of thyroid to bi polar? 1st December 2003
... connection I have been made aware of is the link between lithium and decreased thyroid function. Prior to my diagnosis ... disfunction wasn't surprising. When I was later taking lithium my TSH count was knocked substantially into the synthroid ... zone, and my doctor said the cause was likely the lithium .
I don't know if this helps at all. It's true...
- mania gone now just depressed :( 30th November 2003
... psychatrist today and he was sugesting before that i go on Lithium instead of the Depakote because depakote can be depressing ... and im in a depressed mood now. Im terrified of lithium , and I was wondering how everyone else has responded...
... Hi!
I've been on Lithium (1200 mg/day) for 19 years. One doctor actually wanted ... terrified as you are now to even consider going off Lithium !
I'm Type I Bipolar, and I since I started taking ... lithium I have never had a ONE period of depression or mania ... water (which is a good thing to do when you're on lithium anyway), and I get up quite a few times at night to...
... please...
I was on Depakote. Much of it. It was Lithium that did the better job. Like Hoo :) sier said, a ... well.
If you don't care for diarhea - I'd take Lithium over Valproic Acid, any day !!!
One last thing...
- Lithium 30th November 2003
... This is a tough one to figure.
I've been on lithium for 19 years now. I'm 5'2" and weigh 127 lbs.
I ... had an eating disorder, but couldn't you be on the lithium and continue counseling for the eating disorder?
...
... an eating disorder. My pdoc actually recommended lithium because he claimed that it had the least chance of ... don't know if i would or not. but i never got on lithium , even though i have been considering it more and more...
... replies.... well I decided to bite the bullet and try lithium so my doctor put me on a cocktail of lithium, Geodon...
... information that you need to be aware of...
[INDENT]" Lithium generally should not be given with diuretics (Lasix ... - Furosemide) because they reduce lithium 's renal clearance and add a high risk of lithium toxicity ... should be having regular blood tests to make sure your lithium level stays in the safe range, don't let your self ... I always wonder if doctors really doublecheck for lithium cautions when they prescribe things!!
:)...
... All I know I went on Lithium for about 5 days and the sides drove me bonkers.....
- Oversedation and Misdiagnosis 29th November 2003
... properly diagnose. However she swiftly started me on lithium and risperdol and told me to continue with the zoloft ... family history.
I've come off the Risperdol and Lithium and I'm doing good and finally getting some therapy...
- latest on lithium 28th November 2003
... are for a good reason. People can process a dose of lithium quite differently. Variations in the absorption into ... the body by the kidneys.
The same size dose of lithium can produce VERY different blood levels in different...
- poopy weather = poopy mood? 28th November 2003
... not stabilized yet. I had my first blood test for lithium levels on Wednesday--won't know the results till next...
- How do u tell if your bipolar? 27th November 2003
... history.
I went through three months of treatment with lithium risperdal and zoloft and I lost further touch from...
- Keppra side effects? 26th November 2003
... brains aging! Incidentally, I read a study that says lithium can protect against Alzheimer's!...
- Bipolar & a.d.d.?? 25th November 2003
... ago. For the last 13 years I've been on Prozac & Lithium . In the last 2 years I was also diagnosed with sleep...
- How many where abused growing up? 25th November 2003
... often wonder if that is why I responded so well to lithium alone while other's must take multiple drugs?...
- Just want to jump out of my skin! 24th November 2003
... just for the meds to start working again. I am on lithium , paxil, and clonopin and synthoid for my thyroid....
... Hey bipolargirl,
Lithium can interfere with thyroid function, or you could...
... Hey bipolargirl,
Lithium can interfere with thyroid function, or you could...
- Organic Lithium unlike prescription Lithium works great for many people. 22nd November 2003
...
... Here's my reasons (long time Lithium Carbonate user since 1985):
1) Like Wobbly I can ... studies outside the homeopathic world.
2) Without lithium carbonate I would probably still have 2 Lows & 1 High ... road?
3) For those of us with insurance/copays, Rx Lithium is dirt cheap.
4) I've had NO extreme highs or...
- Next stop: Lithium! 22nd November 2003
... One of the annoying side effects of lithium for me was a hand tremor. Also another was that it...
...
If you've browsed at all you'll know that I'm a Lithium fan. I credit taking lithium from age 30 till now ... my psyche that weights the pros and cons. Taking lithium always wins.
In fact, I get my rx from my GP. Haven ... I drink TONS of water. A smart thing for anyone on Lithium anyway. Keep hydrated & be careful about long days ... depressed I'm catatonic. Or so manic I'm psychotic.
Lithium is the clear winner for me anyway...
Hope it works...
... By the way, lithium users, just fyi one needs to be careful about the ... Also I think I might have had some hair loss from the lithium but am not 100% sure it was from the lithium. It...
- Newbie 21st November 2003
... Downtroddens" is a friend here also.
I'm Bipolar I, on lithium since 1985 and I'm veeeeeery veeeeeery old!!
You...
- Hair Loss due to Meds? 20th November 2003
... notice if it did. I think it might have been the lithium that caused it but I'm not 100% sure. I lost literally...
- Codeine-based cough syrup 19th November 2003
... certian cough and cold medicines interacted with my lithium and ativan. It seems like the cough and cold medicines...
- Mood charts anyone??? 19th November 2003
... FOREVER. The therapist thinks that i should get on lithium too, or some mood stabilizer. I told her that i really...
- Am I manic? 18th November 2003
... fax them my records about my previous treatment with lithium . I'm starting to think I really need it NOW.
Anyway...
... who I thought were being a pain! lol
Did Lithium work well for you? And if so, why did you stop using...
... Yeah, the lithium did pretty well for me before. I was in a depressed ... after a short course of treatment they stopped the lithium . Now I would say that that was my first episode, but...
- Wellbutrin is HISTORY! 17th November 2003
... me a night of peaceful sleep. I hope they put me on lithium and remeron and that will work!!! I'm tired of flubbing...
... good. I'm glad the remeron works for you and I hope lithium helps lots. I like your user name also. :)...
- Does the timing of taking meds. make a difference? 16th November 2003
... was wondering if anyone out there who either takes Lithium or Lamictal or both think taking it at a certain time...
... me drowsy. I was really referring to (in my case) Lithium or Lamictal. Meds. you take for bipolar and/or depression ... doesn't have to be what I take really) Like does Lithium have a better effect on you if you take it in the...
... I take 1200 mg of lithium all at bedtime with food or milk.
The theory is that ... hours to recover rather than only hours as when the lithium is taken throughout the day.
Also, it seems like ... a night to go to the bathroom.
I've been taking lithium since 1985 and have never had a major low OR high...
... I take 1200 mg of lithium all at bedtime with food or milk.
The theory is that ... hours to recover rather than only hours as when the lithium is taken throughout the day.
Also, it seems like ... a night to go to the bathroom.
I've been taking lithium since 1985 and have never had a major low OR high...
- Li orotate users... 16th November 2003
... well. But, I could not afford the price, so I found Lithium Aspartate at the health food store and it works just...
- Hi Dena Doo! 16th November 2003
...
I've always wondered why they didn't start me on lithium when I was hospitalized in July. I want to take as ... ppointment on Thursday. I've been hearing and reading about lithium orotate and am seriously tempted to just buy some...
...
I've always wondered why they didn't start me on lithium when I was hospitalized in July. I want to take as ... ppointment on Thursday. I've been hearing and reading about lithium orotate and am seriously tempted to just buy some...
... disease. I think that's why they didn't put me on lithium when I was hospitalized. But what's the big deal? ... thyroid levels checked every six weeks anyway. So the lithium means I have to take more thyroid hormone--woopie ... ypothyroid I stopped counting! My PCP thinks I should be on lithium ; I had what we now know was a BP episode about 6 years ... ago, and lithium had me stabilized in no time flat. SO WHY NOT NOW...
... said I would need to have my records from my last lithium treatment released to them. Also not a big problem...
- lithium and depression 15th November 2003
... of us. Like meds. I'm the exception getting by on Lithium alone. Most folks take an "Rx cocktail". And, you ... upward-spiraling manic episodes.
Would I ever go off lithium and risk that? Nope, I'm a weenie when it comes to ... just ask around here. And keep in mind, if you're on Lithium be aware that your doctor should not ever prescribe ... the gang have more experience with Bipolar II and Lithium ? There's always more that I wish I knew. The longer...
... I'm BPI and I was on lithium for awhile. It didn't really help me very much.
...
... to take that many psychotropics? My question about Lithium is how good does it work on depression. (And I don...
- Lamictal and Lithium.. Lamictal effective? 14th November 2003
... according to my doctor.
AS for the effects of the meds, Lithium didn't work for me and besides made me really thirsty...
... according to my doctor.
AS for the effects of the meds, Lithium didn't work for me and besides made me really thirsty ... just feel better? Anyway I hope for the same results. Lithium worked well for me except for the left-over flat feeling ... wrote about. What do you take for your bipolar since lithium doesn't work?...
... and both worked for me but in different ways. The Lithium worked OK but I didn't like the tremors and narrow...
... and both worked for me but in different ways. The Lithium worked OK but I didn't like the tremors and narrow ... them bipolar bashers..
Well as you know I'm on Lithium and Lamictal. I'm also on Mirapex for restless leg...
... and both worked for me but in different ways. The Lithium worked OK but I didn't like the tremors and narrow...
... Hi,
I've been on Lithium since last May. Even though the Lithium helped with...
... all of a sudden?
I'm also on Seroquel along with Lithium , Provigil, Mirapex, Synthyroid, and Inderal... needless...
... Most of the medical research says that Lithium is one of the most effective antidepressents in existances ... at depression.
Keep in mind that most long term Lithium users also will lose function in their thyroid on...
... Alexandra, why are you on both lamictal and lithium ? I'm so confused as to what to do.
I am in a bad ... dr. just put me on lamictal expecting me to go off lithium .
I am so down and wondering if I need to re-add ... the lithium .
Salty...
- Wellbutrin ZAPS!! 14th November 2003
... meds. I'm seriously tempted to ask my shrink about lithium at my next appointment. Even tempted to buy some Li...
- Denial Ain't Just a River in Egypt 13th November 2003
... My psychiatrist always suggests lithium , but i always turn it down mainly because of the stigma ... want to be the way people think people are who need lithium . I understand what you are saying....
... when i first started getting treated i got put on lithium and some ssri that i can't even remember now i stuck...
... being afraid of what I would do, say, feel.
I went on lithium in 1985 and have been on it ever since....
- Anyone on lithium??? 12th November 2003
... HOOSIER ! over to you, oh Queen of Lithium carbonate. (her royal stableness)...
... HI there,
I am on Lithium 2x/day, paxil, and clonopin 3x/day. These are prescribed...
... When I was on lithium , I did have a thyroid problem and was put on a medicine...
... Levoxyl! That's what it was. Anyway, I'm off lithium And the levoxyl now.
Kristina :)...
... other doc???
thanks
Hi I started taking Lithium at the begining of the Summer. My pdoc. waited untill ... Elizabeth
Ps. Is there anyone out there that's on both Lithium and Lamictal? I just recently went up to 200mg about ... over depression I'm going through.. Even though the Lithium helped tons I still have some left over, flat feeling...
... I am on 950 mg lithium plus 150mcg synthroid lithium by pdoc synthroid my reg doc...
... Yes I believe I was at one time on both lithium and lamictal, fyi, Elizabeth. I'm not 100% sure. ... was on them at the same time for a short while. But lithium didn't work for me so I'm off of it now.
Kristina...
... I have been on lithium for years.It took awhile to figure out what dose was...
- menopause and bipolar... 12th November 2003
... as bipolar (lots of stories btwn 13 & 30!) Put on Lithium and turned into a textbook "compliant lithium responder...
... times during the night?? i know you do to pee from the lithium (see...i have been reading!! lol) but do you think...
... a psychiatrist in a decade... My GP prescribes my lithium and he's always done my Pap. He also thinks that menopausal...
- Just needing people who understand 11th November 2003
... last spring, my psychiatrist recommended that I begin lithium for my bipolar 2. I refused it, and continued taking ... him I felt depressed. He recommended that I go on lithium again. I declined again, but told him I'd think about ... t feel manic. I just feel very afraid of going on lithium for 3 reasons: I hate needles, and all those blood...
... who understand?
you've come to the right place.
Lithium helps with depression too. hoosier is the expert on ... lithium round here. Speak to your shrink about trying lithium ... at a level well below toxicity.
I haven't been on lithium myself, but have done a little research on it. You...
... which does add to the stress angle...
I've been on Lithium carbonate since 1985!! I only have a lithium level ... back. It raised not only my blood pressure but my lithium level to 1.59.
Personally I love lithium. My highs ... gressively really really REALLY bad.
I would love to try lithium orotate. Three things stop me.
1) Insurance doesn ... expensive than any copay and maybe even more than lithium itself.
3) I'm just as afraid to go off what I'm ... never figured out why more doctors don't prescribe lithium first (at least for some forms of Bipolar Disorder ... just ask the folks here!!! Personally I think that Lithium saved my life and let's me be out there in the world...
... agree with what you have read here. I have been on lithium for years.Its a godsend for me.I have very few panic ... worrying ect.I agree also that i feel they should try lithium first! Its just easier for most folks to tolerate...
- Slurred speech, slower reading, poor coordination, keyboard dyslexia 11th November 2003
... the bathroom more times than a toddler. BUT - my lithium has kept me on an even keel for years now. Ok, until...
- Accepting our Bipolar Disorder 9th November 2003
... years since my last episode of mania (thanks to the lithium ) but I am as mortified today as I was then. Talk ... when I discuss my untreated years. God forbid the lithium quits working...
Here I don't have to worry so much...
- Hey Hooiser...... 8th November 2003
... your comment struck my interest. My doctor mentioned Lithium if this medication doesn't work after the next few...
... what medication you doctor has you on presently?
Lithium can be used for any Bipolar mood disorder and actually ... something for the depression still. I've been on Lithium since 1985 and have not had ONE manic period. (Side...
... thinking that after so long...he is going to want to try Lithium . I have heard that Lithium targets the Manic side...
- just wondering, a question for all 8th November 2003
... you are taking more then one
prescription, example: lithium , clonipin, paxil and trazadone at a time. Do ever...
... the same as medicaid and I can only get precription lithium because I can't afford the organic lithium that is...
- How we are rated? 7th November 2003
... as I never want her to struggle like I do. I take lithium , clonipin and paxil daily and I have trazadone to...
- question for people with bipolar 7th November 2003
... seen a Psychiatrist for years. My GP prescribes my lithium and that just about does me ok.
Most bipolars hate...
- official diagnosis after 20 years.... 6th November 2003
... changes when neccessary and plug along. Luckily the Lithium keeps me more level the Paxil lifts me up and the...
- daytime vs night time 5th November 2003
... with the moon too!
No matter how good I was on Lithium thru the years I can tell you that I would have these...
