Posted by Janice on January 27, 2000, at 22:09:56
In reply to Does Lithium have calming/antianxiety effects?, posted by Kev on January 27, 2000, at 21:20:02
Hi Kevin,
I'm on lithium for both manic depression and ADHD. It helps both, plus helping the depression.
you said that you 'get easily irritated and frustrated to the point where day-today functioning is no longer possible, etc.'
To me (a very experienced, non-expert on mental illness), this sounds more like ADHD than bipolar. I become irritable with both disorders, but more so with the ADHD (as I said earlier today, I often feel anger when the phone rings and interrupts me). This type of impairment day-to-day life could be either disorder also. I've definately been where you are Kevin.
I believe there are a few threads in the archives on lithium. Me, I could sell the stuff, Janice
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