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Originally Posted by nataliepatricia6183
I used to be on antipsychotics, mainly for skin-picking however they all gave me mania. I'm not sure why ap's are still prescribed for bi-polar when there is a more natural remedy such as lithium. Even at smaller doses there can be a benefit. People say it's dangerous but the problem most people have is they don't the right precautions when using lithium.
Like drinking 8 8 oz glasses of water a day to balance your sodium and potassium levels, eating a low carb healthy diet and exercising. I've been on it now for about a month and there is some nausea etc, but I follow the docs orders and it works wonders.
Personally I can't stand ap's |
Yeah the goal is to come off zyprexa. But I went into a really bad psychosis in 2011 and have been on them since. I think if you've lost touch with reality you're more willing to go on them . When I went into that psychosis, I hadn't eaten or slept for 5 days. It took them awhile to get me to sleep in the hospital. Took even longer to get me out of the psychosis.
Recently I lowered my dose of zyprexa really fast and got really paranoid and scared once it was leaving my system. It was awful. Idk, I would love to be able to come off them but I'm not sure if I'll be able to. And the zyprexa has really helped with my other symptoms as well.
But oh the weight gain sucks!