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Oct 18, 2017, 08:31 PM
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Do you feel "normal" and are able to function normally? Or has lithium only partially worked?
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"I don't hate it, I just don't like it at all and it's terrible." - Michael Scott Bipolar 1 with Psychotic Features Lithium 1200mg |
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Oct 18, 2017, 08:47 PM
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I am definitely curious too. I've been on the med Merry go round and this is the next stop. Fingers crossed as this seems to be the go to med! Wish I could give more info to you.
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Oct 18, 2017, 09:11 PM
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I’m curious for responses, too. I’m only on my second month. I should be at a therapeutic dose in a few weeks. I reduced my seroquel. So far I love it! No side effects. My anxiety seems to be decreasing. Crossing fingers!
The psychiatrist I had briefly a couple of years ago told me lithium is THE gold standard for bipolar. It is the most effective drug. |
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Oct 18, 2017, 09:14 PM
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Oct 18, 2017, 10:05 PM
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Lithium was really good at calming my rapid cycling. It also seems to have had some anti-psychotic effect since I had psychosis before I was ever on it and only a little the years I was on it and considerably more since I had to go off it. I had trouble with toxicities (I had 3) so even though it was a really good drug for me I had to stop it eventually.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD. Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily |
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Oct 18, 2017, 11:31 PM
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I hated lithium. I don`t think I was on it long enough to know if it helped or not. I had side effects on it. It made my hair fall out. Thank God my hair grew back.
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Oct 19, 2017, 11:21 AM
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Lithium is partially effective for me, but I've still have had manic episodes while on it. Just shorter and less often.
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dx: schizoaffective bipolar type; OCD; GAD rx: clozapine, clonazepam PRN |
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Oct 19, 2017, 08:09 PM
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I hated it. Hated with a passion
Everything tasted like salt and I had an unquenchable thirst At random intervals, it would make the entire world spin around Needless to say, I am no longer on it
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