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Originally Posted by psychehedone
Lia, I think you make some really good points here. Your doctor seems unreasonable for not even trying another mood stabilizer and just prescribing lithium (given the severity of your tremors).
As much as I've convinced myself that (my) small tremors are ok, I guess it all comes down to whether the benefits of a medication outweigh the negatives.
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My meds did NOT outweigh the negatives. Lol.
This time around my pdoc finally agreed Lithium was a bad move for me and is rx'ing me tegretol. Poor fool doesn't realize I now refuse to take anything, especially after what happened to me on lithium. Buuut he needs to think I'm medicated, so I won't enlighten him
You're absolutely right, we have to weigh the benefits and the costs closely, because sometimes the costs are as permanent as your disorder.