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Jun 29, 2021, 10:02 AM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967
Those in the know say it’s preferable to avoid words like always and every time. I will attempt to do that now. It seems to me that many times when my daughter is about to visit and I’m trying to get things ready, chaos occurs. We have a lake beside the house from a leak from Lord knows where. We just fixed one last month when our water bill was $400. The plumber said he “hoped they fixed it”. Apparently not for long. The heating element on our dryer has gone out and mom has hurt her back and can’t walk or move around much. Aaaarrrggghhhh!!!! Just one full week of peace and quiet please.
I asked my med provider to take me off Lithium due to potential kidney damage and put me on something else and she refused. She said that since I’ve been on Lithium I’ve had no SI. Not only is that incorrect but it’s gone beyond that. I feel unheard. I guess I could just quit taking it on my own but I don’t like that idea.
Oh well. One thing at a time. I hope everyone has a peaceful day.  |
That's a lot of aggravation. But you're on it...one thing at a time is the way to go. As for the lithium - I've noticed that pdocs often don't seem concerned about long-term organ damage, weight gain, blood sugar, cholesterol...I gained so much weight from Seroquel (which, in turn, caused high blood pressure, etc.). My pdoc kept trying to get me to stay on Seroquel and I had to be VERY assertive in saying NO, and sticking with NO. She's finally dropped the subject.
You know better than your pdoc does about how you feel about lithium. I would encourage you to be assertive-plus with her...you don't want kidney damage, and she's incorrect about you not having SI while on the lithium. When all is said and done it really is your body, not hers. I'll bet she wouldn't take a med that causes her to have kidney damage.
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