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A Date with Lithium
Posted On 09/21/2009 09:25:53 by avimom

Well, my doctor thought it was time to step up my type of medication cause i was losing it again. My case was referred to a high level doctor and he was shown some of my artwork and poems, etc and heard about my past failures in life. Soooooooooo, he came to the conclusion that i needed the big dog meds. I was taking 40MGs of Prozac and it was gonna be supplemented with something else BUT this dude thinks i need the big L. There i said it, Lithium. I stopped the pzac this weekend and started taking 300MG of Lithium. No side effects so far after 5 doses. This is supposed to help me with my racing/constant thoughts and DRIVEN mentality which has gotten me in trouble before. They also think i am Bi-Polar II which runs in the family, my brother suffers from it. I hope it doesn't suck the creativity out of my sad self. Anyone got experience on being on the Big "L"? Side Effects? They say the normal levels of Lith are between 600MG - 1200 MG, so they are gonna build me up to one of those levels one day. Lucky Me!!!!

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From: avimom
10/05/2009 09:08:06

Hey Deb,


Thanks for the response. I am up to 900MG of Lith and i just went to get a blood test done this past weekend to gauge my lith levels. I think i feel more level and my wife thinks that i am different in a good way. Who knows??? The only side effect i have seen is a little bloating. I am pretty thin but i feel puffy lately. I watch what i eat anyway but i am staying away from heavily salted foods (chinese food) haha...Besides the urge to cut myself i do feel pretty level. Maybe that will go bye bye also soon cause my wife & shrink said "i cannot do that anymore" haha.....


Avimom



 sweeteee53 wrote:


avi,




my dosage of lithium is just 250mg because i am very sensitive to side effects. i went off of it for awhile because i read that it affects the parathyroid gland and i had to have half my thyroid and one parathyroid removed. stopping the lithium was a mistake for me. i went back on and feel somewhat better. however, it is coupled with 20mg of prozac. if you feel those lithium levels are too high, i would ask your med giver if you could take something else with the lithium so you dont have to take such a high dose. i have more energy on prozac and the lithium levels me off. i hope you figure this out soon, as i know exactly what you are going through .




deb



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