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Originally Posted by Nammu
Mentally OK, physically not so much. My mom's youngest sister died. Rather scary as it was unexpected and shes the same age as my oldest sister. She was my aunt who also had bipolar illness and spent years looking for the right meds. How much did all those meds affect her? She just felt unwell went to ER and then stopped breathing, they put a tube in then her kidneys failed. At least it was quick...but I can't stop thinking of how hard some meds are on the kidneys. There was no obvious reason for her to have died.
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Damn, I'm really sorry to hear about that. My thoughts are with you and your family
As far as my own check in... today went alright. A bunch of my coworkers thanked me for helping them out with an obscene amount of paper work over the last couple of weeks.
I think that the lithium is making me a bit lightheaded at times -- It's nothing too serious but I've noticed myself feeling a bit spacey and out of it around 2 hours after taking it.
I read up on the side effects of lithium this afternoon and I'm really paranoid about weight gain. I've been getting back in shape over the past few weeks and to have a medication undue all of the hardwork I've put in is really a frustrating thought.
I rowed over 8km after work today, which is a personal best (within the last couple of weeks) so im feeling pretty mellow and calm. Hopefully the cardio and proper diet will help continue the weight loss.
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--Keegan
BP1
Substance Use Disorder -- Alcohol (In Recovery)
900mg Lithium
15mg Temazepam PRN
"Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not After You"