Posted by Janice on June 18, 2000, at 17:09:26
In reply to Lithium success stories - Are there any?, posted by SLS on June 14, 2000, at 12:30:43
If I were answering 6 weeks ago, I'm sure I'd be saying lithium is MY miracle pill (I remember doing a posting like this and you type a happy face back at me - thanks). But since that time a few things have changed, namely some more depression.
So what lithium has undeniably done for me:
•stopped all mania and hypomania
•stopped the lowest of the lows of my depression (where I can't wake up for days or get out of bed)
•stopped almost all suicidal urgesSo for now, I'm cycling (or so it seems) between a moderate low to just over average mood. My pdoc assured me that rapid cycling takes 6 months to a year to settle sometime. My personal fortune telling (cognitive therapy sin #7) leads me to believe Lithium will do about 75% of the stabilizing job for me.
Lithium has been very, very good to me. I definately recommend the salt pill and not the sugar pill to fellow bipolars,
Janice
Sorry Scott, I meant to respond to your post earlier about my experiences with lithium, but then boBB and himselves jumped in.
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