 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
|
#1
Jan 23, 2014, 01:18 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
After taking Lithium for 6 months my son decided to stop because of some bad side effects that he just realized were caused from the Lithium. He was having very severe psychosis symptoms. The Dr. did not think it was related to the Lithium so he perscribed Risperadone. It did nothing at all. He accidentally missed 3 doses of Lithium and realzed the symptoms were better. So he stopped taking both meds. Depression is very bad. Will it get better in time? He said the psychosis is far worse than any symptom he has ever had.
Anyone have an opinion? |
|
#2
Jan 23, 2014, 03:06 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Lithium is a powerful heavy metal. It caused me to feel depressed for a year after I stopped taking it. After that year was over I started to feel better.
|
 tc2012
|
|
#3
Jan 23, 2014, 03:35 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
| tc2012
|
|
#4
Jan 23, 2014, 07:54 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
get a second opinion from another doctor, preferably one who is willing to work with you.
__________________
This can't be life. |
|
#5
Jan 23, 2014, 10:55 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
ITA with the last post check with pdoc. I stop taking lith end of last May. My life become a nightmare with into two weeks. I was hospitalized. Without lith I began to have mixed episodes which is mania and depression. I would flip flop back and forth between the two. I had to go back on lith but did not do so until July. It took my body until Oct to really get leveled out and have a bit of better control.
__________________
#SpoonieStrong Spoons are a visual representation used as a unit of measure to quantify how much energy individuals with disabilities and chronic illnesses have throughout a given day. 1). Depression 2). PTSD 3). Anxiety 4). Hashimoto 5). Fibromyalgia 6). Asthma 7). Atopic dermatitis 8). Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria 9). Hereditary Angioedema (HAE-normal C-1) 10). Gluten sensitivity 11). EpiPen carrier 12). Food allergies, medication allergies and food intolerances. . 13). Alopecia Areata |
|
#6
Jan 24, 2014, 07:22 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Lithium is working well for me, its the only thing im on, the other meds had me so messed up I could bearly function. I would check with the dr. people all react different to meds.
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
