Posted by tina on August 4, 2000, at 19:44:52
In reply to Re: Lithium Augmentation?, posted by Janice on July 31, 2000, at 16:30:08
Hey Guys, I am now on lithium. have been for about 36 hours. Have taken 4 pills and feel like I'm on a permanent drinking binge. High as a kite and wasted to the hilt. I get remarkably silly and manic while on it. It's soooo cool. I like the way it feels so i'm going to stay on it.
Greg: don't be afraid of it buddy. Being bipolar ain't so bad if the meds make ya feel like this! I hope you get the right ones soon.
Love ya
Tina
> hi guys,
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> danf, I was just guessing his pdoc was considering he could be bipolar because he will be on 2 mood stabilizers. Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you Greg.
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> Greg, I'm just cleaning out my books to give away (bored silly) and in doing so I came across this paragraph about lithium in Beyond Prozac by Michael Jordan.
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> Lithium, the standard treatment for bipolar patients, clearly boosts serotonin. Lithium is a naturally occuring salt. Years ago, after learning that lithium was toxic at certain levels, manufacturers were forced to remove it from most commercial products. This may have added to our modern serotonin drain. Several states, Texas among them, have communities with high, naturally occuring dietary sources of lithium--chiefly from the water supply; thus, the residents effectively avoided the lithium ban. Remarkably, preliminary findings indicate that certain areas with higher lithium levels actually have lower than expected rates of psychiatric admissions, suicide, homicide, and arrests relating to drug addiction. These are all likely associations of improved serotinin levels.'
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> let us know how you do, Janice
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