Lithium Levels

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Lithium Levels
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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 5:43pm

Are within theraputic levels but I'm not sure if I feel it.


For ex, Today my OCD kicked in seriuosly, I left for therapy thinking did I turn off the coffee pot, even though I know it's off and cleaned out but I continue to think about it and then I think if it's not turned off if could cause a fire and if there is a fire my furkids are in the house. I wasn't 1/2 mile from my house when I turned around to come back and check.


I messed up my therapy time and so missed therapy today : ( Don't have another session until the 2nd but that isn't exactly a bad thing since that is right before my BA.


Anyway, It's been a long stressful day. I work for my step mom who is in Vegas celebrating her 10th wedding anniversary so I am holding down the fort and the fort has been busy to say the least.


I'm going to rest now.


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Danielle


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Fri, 08-12-2005 - 1:02pm

Good to hear from you danielle. Maybe you still need to be a little higher in the therapeutic range. I know it's a tricky thing. Hopefully they will figure something out. I know what you mean with the OCD. I, like you am not *that bad* all the time, but will get worse from time to time. My tdoc always laughs when she comes out to the

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Registered: 09-01-2004
Fri, 08-12-2005 - 5:24pm

Danielle,


You can be at therapeutic levels for some time and still have "break out" incidents--some of it is due to fluctuating hormone levels or stress as best I can tell, but it's a subject of a lot of debate and I think basically they're not sure why it happens.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 08-12-2005 - 7:27pm
Great to hear from you too. I don't know that I can go up any more on this med. I got the impression that I am maxed out at 1500mg / day. Guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens.


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Danielle


Hysterectomy & Alternatives


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 08-12-2005 - 7:29pm
Thanks for the thoughts and advice. Stress could totally be it but hormones are unlikely since I had my hysterectomy and now take a regulated dose of estrogen but then I've learned that anything is possible in life.


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Danielle


Hysterectomy & Alternatives


Host of Tuesday Night Anxiety, Panic & Phobia's Chat 7 - 9 pm MST


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