- how did you feel going off lithium? 11th March 2008
... do you think you have bipolar disorder? No wonder lithium did not work for you.
When I went off lithium ...
... BAD doc and I switched. Primary is getting me off lithium fast. On 300 mg lamictal as of today, working towards...
... disorder?
My thought exactly.
I was taken off Lithium without weaning and had no problems....
... now. I never experienced it until coming off the lithium . When I meet a new person, my heart beats and I hate...
- Can I heal my brain? Now rapid cycling. 7th March 2008
... meds when I came in. He did. Cymbalta, Lamictal and Lithium . Well, I had some strange side effects from the lithium ... on them, and this happens.
FYI. I was open to lithium as an alternative due to cost. If I had known it would...
... Also...he told me to titrate down on the lithium . He is convinced all my probs are from cymbalta. I ... lamictal.
So, last night I went down to 300 mg of lithium . The best way to describe me was - tweaking. I was ... care of. She has epilepsy. I told her he put me on lithium and every since my life has been upside down. She ... says "oh, no... lithium is like speed."
Anyway, from the advice of my...
... Hmmm....
I've never heard of lithium being compared to speed before. Lithium is actually ... it is more often used to bring mania to end. So, lithium like speed? I don't think so.
It's interesting ... that your friend with epilepsy has experience with Lithium . Lithium is not an antileptic medication.
I'm ... "restless agitation" that can be a side effect of lithium . Restlessness isn't exactly the same as mania. ...
... I've never had problems with rapid cycling, but Lithium Carbonate did send me into a hypo-manic episode. ...
... He put me on 900 mg lithium , 60 mg cymbalta and 200 mg lamictal. I was on 200...
... for 2-3 weeks.
Perhaps your symptoms now are from Lithium withdrawal? You might ask a pharmacist, or maybe ... anxiety meds until you're through with getting off the Lithium ?
Have you tried googling somethin like "Lithium...
... It sounds like medication side-effects. Read up on lithium . It may well be from that. Did your doc put you...
... people.
Yes, he put me on 200 mg lamictal, 900 mg lithium (first time ever tried it) and 60 mg cymbalta. I think...
... needs to retire! LOL.
Anyway, he is reducing the lithium even further. He wants it out of my system asap. So ... get aggitated somewhatm esp while withdrawing from lithium . I am taking generic xanax (.5 mg) to curb that. I...
- I am overmedicated - I feel like a walking shell. 6th March 2008
... depressed again.
So what does my pdoc do? Add 900 mg of lithium . I have never been manic. This is horrible. I was ... accupuncture.
Now as Feb 21:
30 mg cymbalta
900 mg Lithium *this is ridiculous
200 mg lamictal
took off 30 ... I am not manic at all. I have no clue why I am on lithium . It makes me see tracers and dots...
which I never...
... to you or is he/she referring you to a therapist? Lithium is very reasonable as far as cost goes, but, doesn...
... sweet spot is cymbalta 60 mg and lamictal 200 mg. Lithium is ridiculous for my condition. I am extremely high ... building, so I CAN function.
I CAN say that the Lithium for instant relief worked OK.
For anyone that has ... I wrote him this afternoon. He told me to stop the lithium immediately and come see him tomorrow.
Tomorrow...
... best possible choice for you.
Well he put me on lithium and it made me "rapid cycle".
I find it hard to ... attack.
Anyway, because of my doc I have to ween off lithium this week. It makes me sick, but I have to. I hope ... these meds...I feel great on lamictal and cymbalta. Lithium whacked me out....
- Pain meds and mania 5th March 2008
... one who's had mania symptoms with this med? I am on Lithium , Clonezepam, and Elivil. Granted, I know that I could...
- what to do for mania?! drug induced while adjusting to new med...! 3rd March 2008
... This was bound to happen. I was just put on 900 mg LIthium , 200 mg lamictal and 30 mg cymbalta to get me out ... out & crashed in a matter of days.
So now, the Lithium must be kicking in, because there is TOO MUCH AD in...
... Gobbled that down, then took my nightly 200 mg of Lithium . That pretty much stabilized me right away. I still ... I had med trials. BUT As long as I can handle the lithium , then I could very well be on this for life without...
... Gobbled that down, then took my nightly 200 mg of Lithium . That pretty much stabilized me right away. I still...
... cymbalta. Now, it's 200 mg Lamictal in the AM and Lithium 3 times daily.
I have a headache now, and I have...
- Rapid Cycle Anyone?? 2nd March 2008
... where I was placed onto medication. That is both Lithium and Quetiapine. In this country the quetiapine is...
... right Steamroll when you say its Ultra Rapid Cycle.
Lithium was not good for me. It messed me up more. Now I am...
- Feeling A LOT better! 28th February 2008
... Mood stabilizers: lamictal, depakote (very briefly), lithium
RIGHT NOW I am taking: abilify, lamictal, klonopin...
- help - upset from discussion with roommate 27th February 2008
... Ok, so I just started lithium last Thursday. Today is the first day in 3 I have ... into the pdoc Thursday crying...
Anyway started lithium that day.
So here I am, almost a week later, and ... just want to get back to work. I have a great feeling lithium is a great option for me, just from the results so...
... Hi there-
I've been on Lithium for several years. NOTHING else worked for me. I...
... extremely positive. I did vomit at my PCP's from the lithium . I went in to make an appointment and I got sick....
- so lonely 26th February 2008
... much, sometimes wish I had the guts to just end it. Lithium realy just messed me up even more. My doctor keeps...
- GAD or Bipolar? 25th February 2008
... AGAIN. Well here goes another vicious cycle. I am on lithium (600 mg) , lexapro (10) and Klonopin. On this I still...
- I'm in need of some advice. 25th February 2008
... I would go to a local clinic and talk about lithium . It is $4 at Wal-Mart, and most chain pharmacies will...
... thanks for the replies. I was on lithium about three years ago and had to be taken off due...
- Bipolar dieting with Alli or Xenical? 24th February 2008
... Anyway, I have BP2 so I am on an army of drugs.
Lithium 900 mg/day
Lamictal 200 mg/day
I am also taking ... in the works with my pdoc. If I respond well to the lithium , we might gradually pull back the lamictal to 100...
- Feeling hopeless about getting help...the voices won't leave me alone 22nd February 2008
... He wants me to call and check in once a week. My Lithium levels are low, but they are changing my other meds ... right now, so they want to keep the Lithium the same. I am on Zyprexa and Abilify (cross titrating...
...
- Blue days... and pimples... 22nd February 2008
... bummed! Here I was, coasting happily along on 900mg lithium since early Nov 07. And then, this week, I start going ... nursing student, tells me this could be due to the lithium . Anyone breaking out on lithium?...
... lifts me up a little.
Yes, I did break out on Lithium , but just about any med makes me do that. I just go...
... The Lithium makes me break out horribly! I was at 900 and stated...
... later, my tdoc called in a pdoc who wanted to add lithium to the Lexapro. He wanted me to take 600mg/day. That ... short time, I began to alternate 10mg Lexapro or 300mg lithium , every six months. It was just the Lexapro for 10 ... 07). After that, I was very happy to take whatever lithium he gave me. When I called him at the end of the summer...
- lithium - new user - what do you take for bloating? 21st February 2008
... If you just started the lithium , it may be a little early to tell if you bloating...
... that I am almost in a year a recovery (switched to lithium for fiinancial reasons) I LOVE reading about the awesome ... check my new post about diet drugs interacting with lithium and lamictal...need all of your input/advise before...
... days to readjust to the new medicine (did not say lithium - as that is very scary to most). He has a major exam...
- Mood Stabilizers. 21st February 2008
... find the right combination of mood stabilizers but Lithium and Geodon are working well for me....
- Bipolar or just depression? 16th February 2008
... hopspitalized as a teenager and the doctor put me on Lithium stelazine and pamelor but all iknow is they said i...
...
- Yet more diagnoses, I'm very upset, need some help 14th February 2008
... who I thought I had OCD and he actually prescribed Lithium . I got dry mouth, and as a flute and piccolo player...
- so many meds so many side effects 13th February 2008
... are the ones I’ve tried and their side effects.
Lithium Citrate gave me hives. Lithium Carbonate sent me...
... help. when i was 18 my doctor wanted to put me on lithium but my mom said no because her brother is schizophrenic...
... help. when i was 18 my doctor wanted to put me on lithium but my mom said no because her brother is schizophrenic...
- Falling apart, need help getting doctor + meds without insurance or .. money at all. 12th February 2008
... are my other choices? I was told that Wal-Mart has Lithium on its $4 rx list, but I've also heard that Lithium ... scripts? And honestly, if any of you have ever taken Lithium , how terrible is it, really? Any kind of suggestions...
... rather than having to resort to going with the $4 Lithium from Wal-Mart. This is excellent news, as I have...
- Help with cost of Zyprexa 12th February 2008
... drug. Couldn't sleep even with 2mg klonopin and 600mg lithium . So I bought Zypreza. 20mg made me feel like a zombie...
- 3rd time a charm?? Hearing voices... 8th February 2008
... is that I am now on Zyprexa for the voices. I am on Lithium 600mg 2x/day, Zyprexa 30 mg 1x/day, and Celexa 40...
... Zyprexa, and slowly getting onto Abilify. He is doing a Lithium level, and then will see what to do with the Lithium...
- Nightmares anyone? 7th February 2008
... have no health ins. or much income. 2nd option is Lithium , which again I have never been on and possible as...
... weeks to get the paperwork done. Then I will go on the Lithium with the risperdone and 25 mg zoloft.
I too have ... continuing to lower my stress level and hope the lithium will help.
Take good care,
genes...
- Stopped taking some of my meds... 6th February 2008
... on purpose though! I was on lamictal, abilify, and lithium . Now I am just taking lamictal.
Why do I always...
- Bipolar/ADD 4th February 2008
... diagnosed with Bipolar and have been taking Zyprexa, Lithium , clonazapam, prozac and now taking stimulant meds...
- Could I have bipolar? 4th February 2008
... From everything I've read, it seems like Lithium is used to treat bipolar and is a long term medication...
- Newly Diagnosed to Bi-Polar 31st January 2008
... position and barely making it. I'm on Zyprexa and Lithium . I feel as though I could sleep my life away. It...
- Getting so frustrated 28th January 2008
... I have a severe needle phobia. I was on Prozac and Lithium , but when I found out that Lithium requires routine...
- Bi-polor Newbie 27th January 2008
... found out for sure last week i'm bipolor,what will lithium do to me,will it turn me into a zombie,any side effects...
... No, lithium will not make you a zombie. I don't know why it has...
... Lithium may still be the #1 choice for BP mood stabilization...
... Hi, I think it must be an individual thing, Lithium made me feel like a zombie, and I came off it, now...
- I never see anyone talking about "Carbatrol" ?? 23rd January 2008
... gain as far as I know. I use it in combination with Lithium . The biggest drawback are side effects, so not all ... which seems fine for me especially combined with Lithium . I do believe it makes me tired(drowsy), but you can...
- Don't want to take Lithium anymore, so I'm stopping. 22nd January 2008
... Hi: I was on lithium and I DID NOT LIKE IT. I am on Lamitical now and...
... Hi, I know how you feel. I did not like lithium either. Well, I didn't give it a fair shot I guess...
... decision!
It's fine for you to want off of the Lithium . But, stopping it without talking to your doc about...
... depression at the moment and I just love this feeling. Lithium puts a heavy lead blanket on me, grey and heavy. I ... thought more about suicide on lithium , just pondering it.
I'm not doing any rash or...
... would be grand. But it doesn't work that way. If Lithium put a cap on you, it may well be that it's a good...
... PS, Marle, have you had a lithium level checked? I see that you haven't been on it...
... to Doc. Just tell him you do not want to take the lithium i did not want to take it either.
PLEASE TALK...
- Would like to introduce myself 16th January 2008
...
I was dx bipolar back in '97, but was alergic to Lithium , Depracote, and Tergratol, so have been treated with...
- Prozac 16th January 2008
... taking a cocktail of Prozac, depakote, neruontin, lithium and when my partner and I make love, I can't achieve...
- Bipolar medications and head fuzziness - a new way of life 14th January 2008
... I've have had some changes to medications. Lithium is fine but I suspect the Tegretol and Risperdal cause...
...
- Newbie Question: Clonazepam 13th January 2008
... bipolar disorder about a year ago. I'm currently on Lithium , Divalproex & Clonazepam. Everything seems to be going...
... disorder, I did a lot of research on BPD and only some on lithium . It's only lately that I realize that I was getting ... time, the only thing he ever did was to increase the lithium from 600mg to 900mg because the blood result was showing ... since I'm on the meds, I don't even think that the lithium increase was necessary. From what I read, I think...
- Medications and exercise 13th January 2008
... been through some pretty rough patches lately. I'm on Lithium , Tegretol and Risperdal.
I really enjoy riding my...
- Meds are Depressing 12th January 2008
... antipsychotics due to weird jaw movements and am now taking lithium and depakote. This is my last shot at meds and I am...
- So hard living with this disease 11th January 2008
... the past couple of years, I'm hoping I won't need lithium anytime soon, but since our bodies adjust to the meds...
- Lamictal and preganancy 9th January 2008
... I am kinda in your situation. I take Lithium 900mg and an anti depressant. I am only 19 years old...
- I really need help 9th January 2008
... not any better. My psych. says my other option is Lithium . I researched it and decided the side effects far...
... could talk to your doctor about other options than Lithium . Also, some people here have had just excellent results ... with Lithium , too, so it's possible it might work out for you....
... will get that side effect. You could at least give lithium a fair try and if you do have side effects then you...
... enough Lamictal. What is your dose?
As llama said, lithium is a good drug and, for many people, the side effects...
- I haven't left the board, just had a major surgery 3rd January 2008
... while. For one thing, I've been doing GREAT on 900mg lithium /day. I'm soooo happy about that! About 3 weeks after ... allowed" to drive next week.
I was only off my lithium for one day, the day of the surgeries, and I didn...
... Elf. I'm glad to hear that you're doing great on the lithium . It's always great to hear "nice to have you back...
- anti-psychotic meds cause anger 3rd January 2008
... more calming like seroquel? Or maybe some good old lithium ? You should discuss this with your pdoc. He/she would...
- geodon withdrawal...physical symptoms? 25th December 2007
... vomiting got bad, she said it might be that it tweaked my lithium levels and I was going into toxicity. At least it...
- crash and burn without lithium? 21st December 2007
... IMO I'd take the lithium . I forgot mine while i was on it and i too was on ... stablizer and antidepressant but when i forgot my lithium for more than a week, i did crash and burn. I ended...
... me that I will crash and burn if I don't take the lithium . I am already on abilify and lamictal. Will this really ... should I do?
As I have said in many of my posts, Lithium is Still considered one of first modes of defence...
... I LOVE LOVE LOVE my husband on Lithium and would like to try it myself. My husband ran out ... .don't even get me started on the last Doc, LOL! Lithium is a miracle in my opinion. You are on other meds...
... Llama,
Do NOT stop taking your lithium ! Do NOT change any of your meds unless your doctor ... absolute LAST thing you need to do is to stop taking Lithium (which is excellent at controlling mania).
DON...
- meds combo Anyone with comments/ info? 19th December 2007
... about any of these or the combination.
Carbolith ( Lithium Carbonate) 900mg
Clonazepam - 1mg
Celexa - 40 mg...
... dog, are you bipolar? why the lithium ?...
... QUOTE=jules3;3357790]dog, are you bipolar? why the lithium ?...
- lithium side effects - vomiting and tremor, any thoughts? 13th December 2007
... Hi, I've been on Lithium for about a month or 2 now. I have to make sure I...
... I have been on lithium over 20 years. Had tremors for a few months at first...
- Finally accepting my Bipolar diagnosis. Hard. 12th December 2007
... depressive episodes in between then and now, and on and off Lithium a few times because I didn't like the tremors. However ... mood stabilizers that did not work. Now I'm back on Lithium and feeling really good. I'm getting back up to functional ... for sure. My parents say I am my "normal" self on Lithium , and they are really glad that I am on something that...
...
- Will I gain weight from these meds? 12th December 2007
... I am on lithium , lamictal, and abilify? Which ones will make me gain...
... Hi there - I am on Lithium , and I usually gain 10 - 15 lbs on it, but I don't ... depression took me under 100 lbs. I'm doing great on the Lithium . It's the drug that always saves me. I have decided...
... put on 5- 10 pounds of water weight when you start Lithium because it is a salt. The good news is that you should...
- On Topamax, Celexa, and Seroquel for Bipolar 12th December 2007
... for a while though. Now I am on abilify, lamictal, lithium , and klonopin. Are you feeling any better since you...
... Hi,
I am on 1300mg of lithium and 200mg of seroquel (seroque at night for sleep...
... The meds that work for me is 1350mg lithium and 200mg of seroquel. I eat/drink little caffine...
- Changing meds on my own 11th December 2007
... xl, lamictal, and klonopin. This is a change from lithium , abilify, lamictal, and klonopin.
I have already ... though since I got out.
Maybe I should just drop the lithium ?
Which is better? Abilify or Geodon?...
... talked to the pdoc and he says I should stay on the lithium because I will get manic again. Although it felt sooooo...
... and in my bed in depression for weeks. I'm back on Lithium , and I've made an agreement with myself to not ever ... retaliation, a failed relationship, etc. Without the Lithium I would not be here. Please, for us, take your medications...
- Therapist Relationship 7th December 2007
... might be worth trying to find a group. I've started lithium recently and it made a huge difference even with depression...
... don't. I'm doing the best I can. I think I'm trying. Lithium is helping a lot I think so far....
... difficult. I'm not really sure what I need. I just started lithium . At first I thought it was great. Now I just feel...
- Bp G/f 4th December 2007
...
- Do you guys think bipolar is being overdiagnosed? 3rd December 2007
... psychosis, mania, hospitalizations, antipsychotics, lithium , etc.) and someone is talking about their bipolar...
- Just got out of a 6 day stint in the phosp 3rd December 2007
... meds. Now am on: 200mg lamictal, 15mg Abilify, 300mg lithium (will be changed after bloodwork results), 0.5mg klonopin...
... OK, so it's 600mg lithium and the other temp. anxiety med is hydroxezine (sp...
... small amount of Klonopin. I don't know much about Lithium dosages.
Maybe you can check it out when you go...
... hard though! Plus I don't want to gain weight with lithium or abilify. And I feel so droopy as in sluggish and...
- DEPAKOTE just started it ....help!!! 28th November 2007
... been on it for 2 years at first in combination with Lithium , its stabilized me now, 2 years no mania after rapid...
- new to lithium and on a conglomerate of other pills - side effects? life effects? 23rd November 2007
... Hi Lex,
Lithium is a great mood stabilizer. It has been a miracle...
- Pass the Lithium... 18th November 2007
... have bipolar 2 or soft bipolar. I have read that Lithium is sometimes given for depression, maybe my kind of...
... everynight. I'm thinking it would be easier to try the Lithium , just one thing. The problem is I can't really control ... right now, the stuff seems like magic...I guess I have Lithium envy ;)
Lucky G...
... Lucky, that is a lot of sleep stuff! Maybe lithium is a good choice then to simplify things. I was on...
... might just be anxiety/perimenopause but the fact that Lithium is given just for depression sometimes and makes one...
... can get from anxiety alone. I just wonder about the Lithium because of the potential toxicity and possible side...
- arrrgh.. I hate this 17th November 2007
... celexa completely. 2 weeks ago I started 600 mg of Lithium and 1mg of Clonazapam a day and was told to start...
... after seeing my pdoc. She told me to increase My Lithium to 900mg for now and go for another blood test. After...
... it is appropriate or when I am alone. Should my Lithium be helping with this by now? It was like a High...
- ANyone with experience with Lithium Carbonate? 16th November 2007
... I'm going from 600mg to 900mg lithium too. My blood test showed it to be .04, and I think...
- This is bad ! ! ! ! 15th November 2007
... notches lately. Here is the story.
Right now I am on Lithium and Zoloft. That is the last prescription I had and...
- Questions about bipolar and hypomania 14th November 2007
... A Depression Now. Has Had Some Med Changes. Taking Lithium And Geodon. Hoping To Get Off The Geodon Soon And ... Get Her Lithium At A Good Level. She Really Needs An Antidepressant ... For This To Happen. She Is Leveled Off With The Lithium But Its In The Basement. Understand? Does Anyone...
- Need information on BP and hydrocodone? 13th November 2007
... I've been taking hydrocodone and lithium for over a year now. Seem to be living a norman life...
- Help... new to this.. do blood tests affect mood? 8th November 2007
... changed PDrs and medications. I have been put on Lithium and weaning off Celexa put on Clonazapam and taken ... off Ativan. Soon after starting the Lithium and Clonazapam (5 days) I was feeling in great moods...
- What Meds Are You On? 7th November 2007
... years ago, which was terrible.
Then Effexor and Lithium which worked great. I had to be taken off Effexor ... because of high blood pressure.
Then Prozac and Lithium which worked great for about 2 years and then lost...
- Depakote or Lithium? 5th November 2007
... .. We don't deserve it!!!!
I would go with Lithium , I had the least side effects with it.. Geodon made...
... fault.
As for what medicine is good and cheap, Lithium , I believe is on the $4 meds list at Walmart and Target...
... for giving me that perspective.
I think I'll give lithium another shot then. I'll bring it up to my pdoc and ... think depakote causes more weight gain usually than lithium though, right?
She also mentioned fighting the...
... im on lithium and i do not like itr. im very moody and all i wanna...
... Lithium worked better for me than Depakote. There are side ... were fairly tolerable. There is also a generic for lithium which makes it more affordable....
... Llama,
Here are 2 thoughts for you.
First, Lithium is a salt and so it causes water retention. Many...
- Meds and Blood tests 5th November 2007
... lithium definitly and depakote im pretty sure.....
... As far as I know, Lithium and Depakote are the only ones that require a blood...
- To take a mood stabilizer or not???? 5th November 2007
... and I have tried Lamictal, Neurontin, Depakote and Lithium . Lithium after 2-3 days in the hospital made me feel...
... medicate, as well...
I have been on a small dose of Lithium for years...300mg per day. Every time my Doctor insists ... refer him to the blood tests he had done that said my Lithium level is therapeutic. I am very stable at the moment...
- Akathisia on Abilify? 2nd November 2007
... was supposedly diagnosed with Bipolar. I started on Lithium and Risperdal at the Mayo Clinic. I was taking a lot...
- 20 years and still a stalemate 1st November 2007
... years I've been on countless meds and combinations ( lithium was by far the worst.)
Lately its been a daily dose...
- Mood swings 27th October 2007
... it is for bi-polar...I am on a very small amount of lithium , and Effexor, but that is more for the bi-polar than...
- Llama,how'd your appt go? 25th October 2007
... me aggressively.
She asked if I wanted to be on lithium or depakote again because they are so much cheaper...
- Outpatient Program 23rd October 2007
... It's the only mood stabilizer that works (besides lithium I guess) for depression, mania, sleep, and maintenane...
- So many questions about my son who suffers from BP 20th October 2007
... when he left the hosp. he was on lithium , seriqel, depakote sprinkles, and clonidine he was...
- trying to help my friend - antidepressant induced mania 20th October 2007
... to immediately start to prescribe mood stabilizers- lithium (min.6- months).
Knowing her, and her family history ...
I already told her my opinion (not to take the lithium - at least not yet) which is against her psy-doc's...
...
I think that it is time to listen to the pdoc... Lithium is still the first drug of choice for BP and is well...
... hurtful, etc. in recent times.
The pdoc recommended lithium , but my friend had heard some bad things about it...
... that. It does not require blood monitoring like the Lithium does and the biggest problem that people experience...
... [QUOTE=alan55;3267070]
The pdoc recommended lithium , but my friend had heard some bad things about it ... side effects from the placebo used in drug studies. Lithium has stood the test of time and has proven itself to...
... although I've read about relatively fast responses to Lithium and Zyprexa. In my case, it took a number of weeks...
- trying to help my friend - antidepressant induced mania 20th October 2007
... to immediately start to prescribe mood stabilizers- lithium (min.6- months).
Knowing her, and her family history ...
I already told her my opinion (not to take the lithium - at least not yet) which is against her psy-doc's...
