My doc prescribed the lithium because it worked for my father who was bipolar. I am actually less afraid of taking lithium because it has been on the market so long and so much long term research has been done. After the bad reaction to the Paxil and Lexapro I am a little drug shy.
I was inpatient then in an intensive outpatient program until I was just recently released. Their after-care group time is impossible for me to get to.
There is a group that meets near me, but I'm just a bit too shy to walk in alone. I would love to take someone with me but am not sure about how they feel about friends tagging along (Social phobia is one of my anxiety issues
Thanks for all the info. The whole "bipolar" label is a lot for me to stomach and it's not going down easy. I take the meds like I am supposed to but deep down I think I'm still in complete denial.