Posted by Ritch on January 19, 2003, at 21:59:01
In reply to Rich and Jumpy:Lithium how it works, posted by BarbaraCat on January 19, 2003, at 16:45:04
> Mitch,
> The timing of your post was uncanny. In a state of desperation, I gave in and took 300mg of lithium a few hours ago. Within 2 hours I felt about 80% better. Ping-ponging describes it perfectly. Can't get anything done in that state and then paralyzing agitated depression sets in. I want to do my homework before starting on a new med - something that works as well as lithium without further clobbering my thyroid. My pdoc is not an expert on such matters.Barb, have you done that Hashimoto's thyroiditis antibody test that Pfinstegg mentioned? I want to get that done myself ASAP. Just a suggestion, but whether or not you continue on Li 300mg as a temporary maintenance dosage, have you talked with your doctor about upping your thyroid supplementation to get your TSH back into normal range? I would strongly suggest doing so--don't let this thing spiral out of control.....
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