Posted by sheilac on August 8, 2012, at 19:34:18
In reply to Re: phidippus- Meds... » sheilac, posted by phidippus on August 8, 2012, at 17:44:28
I think you are right. I guess what I have been perceiving as mania as just been me being productive and not depressed, which is something that hasn't been in a very long time.
You're probably right about the Adderall. If I take a 2nd dose of 5mg XR, it doesn't make me hyper, it actually calms me down. So, for some reason the first dose of the day makes me hyper, but the 10mg doesn't.
My doc kept telling me to try to get to 600mg on the Lithium. I will try to do that and see what happens. I think with the Adderall on board I don't have to worry about getting depressed.
You're right about the atypical antipsycotics, they are not good mood stabilizers - Abiify and Geodon made me manic at times.
Maybe a higher dose of Lithium will stop the bathroom issues - or at least slow them down.
Will I ever stop losing my hair with the Lithium?
I hope so.
Thank you so much for your input! I really appreciate it.
I never would have thought I would be on Lithium - I have resisted for 15 years, and now everyone tells me how much better and healthier I seem (they don't know I'm on Lithium.
Guess it works.
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