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« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2008, 02:30:48 PM » |
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hi bpj, glad to have you. why don't you post a short intro hello in the I'm new section so we can all say hello. we have all struggled with meds so we know where you're coming from. i've been on seroquel and it will make you sleep and sleep but it does calm you down. i don't think there's anything wrong with lithium. actually it's less sedating than seroquel and is used strictly for stabilizing moods - as far as i know. but welcome hope you stick around and post. k
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« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2008, 02:31:25 PM » |
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Welcome!
There are a couple of people on the board who are on lithium and not in the psych ward. And there are a slew of us on Seroquel as well. I'm on 100 mg.
We are a great group of people and like to help when we are able. Hope you enjoy your stay here and visit us often.
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« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2008, 03:50:54 PM » |
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Lithium is considered the basic treatment for bipolar disorder. It is not scary; it works better than most meds for many people. they always start you on lithium for that reason. If I were you, I would try it. I did; it didn't work for me, but I was willing to try the basic med before starting to look for others. If lithium works for you, you don't have to go on a quest for the right med. You would be surprised to know how many people on this board take lithium.
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« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2008, 06:14:30 PM » |
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A lot of people take lithium who arent on a psych ward--it is one of the best mood stabilizers going for most people--you shouldnt be scared of it--it could help you a lot. You will develop a tremor and have to pee a lot, but if it controls your moods, big deal.
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« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2008, 03:42:14 PM » |
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hey bpj...we know what you are saying...and welcome to this site...I am on Lithium, and slowly coming off. It was my lifesaver in the beginning, but now I'm slowly trying to reduce my meds. All of them are worth a try. Seroquel puts me out for days, so I only take it after several nights of no sleeping. Doc says that it is not good for me to manage my meds like that by myself, but I'm just doing what I can to survive. I was born in '75...Welcome to the site.
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« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2008, 11:39:35 AM » |
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Clayton, I am in chat.
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« Reply #21 on: June 05, 2008, 12:04:01 PM » |
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Hello everyone I am new here. My wife suggested that I try some online support because I refuse to seek counceling. My grandfater and father were both bipolar and I was just diagnosed myself about 2 weeks ago. My doctor wanted to put me on lithium but I am very afraid as I know most people who are in the phsyc ward are on lithium. Anyone have any thoughts on that? He put me on ceroqal or some shit like that. I am taking 200mg a day and it makes me sleep which is ok but is giving me some crazy dreams. Anyway I have a question besides meds. Today for example I kept telling my wife to leave with the kids...go somehwere...do something....and as always when i do this, I now want them home. God this disaese is frustrating as hell.
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« Reply #22 on: June 05, 2008, 11:05:06 PM » |
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bpj... I was looking everywhere for your comment in the last few days b/c I have been thinking about it alot this week...
I have the same "insecure" feeling when my husband and children leave me, but I really try to be brave and tell them that I want them to go b/c I don't want their lives to have to stop just b/c mine has....
This is a real problem for me also I've noticed, but didn't really understand what was happening until I read your post and thought about it for a while. I tell them to go, b/c I really don't want their lives to stop and I want them to enjoy themselves. I use to feel jealous about them having a good time when I couldn't enjoy myself, but now I just get sad, and sometimes even angry after they've gone. I dwell on it for a long time a dread it when I know in advance that they are going somewhere (without them knowing it, of course). Anyway, thanks for posting that. I am glad that I'm not alone with these feelings, you have them also.
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