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Oct 07, 2014, 06:05 PM
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I started taking Lithium Citrate again after many years off it. I was fine last time I took it but this time it is not helping my depression at all. I was hoping to get back to the way I used to be. But right now I am holding onto my life by a thread. I am barely making it to work. I am in a long deep dark depression and I can't seem to crawl out of it. My PDoc (who is also my therapist) just raised my Lithium hoping It will help, but I am getting worse!
I cry all day, I can't sleep, I am irritable, I feel like I have lost days and days of my life. I feel ugly and old. I can't see things the way they are. And my mind is loud. I talk to myself- a lot. I can't go outside unless I absolutely have to. I don't know what to do. I have literally tried every psych med out there. It seems like maybe my brain has become desensitized to the meds and I have no hope. Has anyone had a bad reaction to Lithium (aside from toxicity of course)??? |
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Oct 07, 2014, 06:14 PM
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From my understanding it could take a while to work. A while being month or more. I am sorry you are having such a hard time. I don't do well on meds myself. I am not suggesting you not take them though! I have been reading a lot on the nutrition of mental health and how certain foods can co tribute to depression and bi polar. Perhaps this could help you. I know there are professional articles on carb intake, sugars, and processed foods. GI levels of food also contribute. I am not an expert by no means, but something to possibly look at.
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Oct 07, 2014, 06:28 PM
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Thank you for responding. I have actually been wondering about diet lately. I eat horribly. Do you have any literature you can recommend? |
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Oct 07, 2014, 06:31 PM
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Our bodies change. It could be that the new dose will improve things, or that you need another med to work with it. Even if other meds didn't work for you in the past, maybe some are worth revisiting in combination with the lithium. I look at it like a Rubic's Cube of moveable meds. And it's a new cube each time because of changing chemistry and hormones.
I'm only one week into lithium, which I took many years ago with a couple other meds, and so far I feel nothing. I've had to stop lamictal, though, which I used to well on, because it was worsening my depression. I wish you well. Hang in there. |
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Oct 07, 2014, 08:18 PM
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Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera. |
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Oct 08, 2014, 11:45 AM
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Wow! I just started lithium citrate and no here had heard of it!
Please be patient. Its taken a while for me to feel any better too. <3 |
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Oct 08, 2014, 02:54 PM
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It took a while to kick in when I first started it when I used to be on it. It's supposed to be really good at stabilizing moods in the long term. Make sure you get regular thyroid functioning tests done.
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Oct 08, 2014, 06:10 PM
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There is a free lecture on nutrition and mental healt on relias learning. This could be good place to start. Please do not think I am telling you not to take your medication. Give it time. Use this a supplement. Thinking about you!
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Oct 08, 2014, 09:26 PM
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Thanks for the tip I will check it out |
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Oct 09, 2014, 09:44 AM
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I still don't feel as good as I did before meds and Hospitals...wonder if I ever will again...trying hard to be me everyday. I can't take lithium, it is to sedating for me.
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Oct 09, 2014, 11:16 AM
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This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
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