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Repeat after me...
| Tue, 08-29-2006 - 1:59pm |
I LOVE LITHIUM - LESS IS MORE, FOR ME ANYWAY
I LOVE LITHIUM - WORKS INSTANTLY
I WILL NOT STOP MY MEDS AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THEY COST A FORTUNE
I WILL NOT STOP MY MEDS AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIKE TAKING THEM
Sorry, just bored...
K.

I would repeat after you, but as much as I love lithium, lithium just didn't love me:( But, I am so glad it works for you. Just keep repeating your affirmations! We will all get through this.
I just got back from tdoc and she wasn't happy that I hadn't told pdoc about me stopping my lithium yet. So, she made me promise to do it as soon as I got home. I called her as soon as I got home and left her a message. Hopefully she won't put me back on seroquel. When she put me back on the lithium it was that or seroquel. I hated the seroquel which is why I chose to try the lithium again. Right now I seem to be holding my own with everything else I"m on so keep your fingers crossed that she doesn't stick me back on seroquel.
Sorry, went off on my own speel. I'm glad you are feeling better though. You have been through "it" and back and so deserve to feel better.
Love You,
Traci
guess my **** you letter to my dr. worked~!
I have bits and pieces of time that i actually do feel better...but still am down a bit...NOTHING like this past weekend though...that was horrible. I'm tired, and still having the pain...my tooth still needs to be pulled...but my appt isn't until 9/22. stupid dentists...
Li didn't like me either, except at the very low dose of 300 mg a day...then it worked perfectly. anything higher is too much. that's perfect though...i get just enough from that to keep me from cycling too high...and the a/d keeps me from going too low...and the topa keeps me from cycling too fast...so now, i just have to get them all going in cync again...
Its been rainy off and on here for a week. We won't get much from the storm...more rain is all. It'll go east of us...
I like the heat too, can't STAND the cold...ugh.
When do you go back to work?
We start back next Tuesday right after Labor Day. I'm not sure I'm ready for it, but I guess I'm going to have to be. That's one reason why Tdoc was so insistant that I call Pdoc today. She knows how stressed I get with work and that tends to send me straight down to rock bottom unless I'm good and stable. She knows I tend to play russian roullette with my meds. But I assured her that I am being diligent with the other meds, but the lithium had to go. I probably could do the 300 of Li 'cause I didn't have any trouble until I was on the 600 mgs. But, I figure I'm doing the same without the 300 of lithium as I was with it, so why throw it in the mix. Pdoc hasn't called me back so she must be cool with it. If she wants to change anything, I'd like to see her increase the depakote instead of throwing seroquel back in. But if I don't hear from her, that's even better as long as I stay where I'm at mood wise. I'm holding pretty steady right now. Knock on wood.
Well, once again, more info than you asked for. LOL.
Love You,
Traci
I LOVE LITHIUM...I am on 600mgs...good for at that dose
I will not stop my meds even though I HATE taking them.
Keep on that Lithium girl, it does do wonders for you.
Let those doctors know you are on Li and need pain meds and tell them they have to give them to you because you are not allowed under ANY circumstances allowed to stop the Li
Good for you to be determined to do what is best for Keli.
Love ya girl,
Tina
~ Tina ~
Can't say I agree with you about loving Li. That stuff makes me fat and gives me the chronic runs. Neurontin is the drug for me. No more extra poundage and it even works better than Li.
I will never stop taking what drugs the pdoc puts me on. I learned once the hard way never to do that! (I wouldn't have done it myself at that time anyway- my crazy pdoc at the time took me off because he swore that I was not bp. I'll never let that happen again.)
Is there a way you can get a Medicare part D drug card? That's what I use to pay for my drugs. I can afford them easily that way.
Express!
Beth "Petrouchka"
I love Lamictal.
Close enough? ;-)
I haven't been around much lately but I logged on tonight and I'm so glad you're getting to feeling better.
Hugs,
Morgaine