Posted by fluffy on January 9, 2004, at 10:25:56
In reply to Re: Lithium » katia, posted by AMD on January 8, 2004, at 18:20:13
Hi AMD--
I also wonder what BAL is??
As for your Lithium brainfog--YES IT WILL GO AWAY!! I promise you. It may take a few days, but I noticed within a couple of days after discontinuing that my normal functioning was back. (even if I was cycling again...at least I felt something, and I could write a paragraph!) It was really frustrating for me to know that I COULD write before, and the smarts were in there, but I was being blocked access to my thoughts. I never thought I would be a Lithium nay-sayer until I tried it.
When i first got diagnosed, I used to think that the people who went off their meds were just stubborn. But man--I sure have learned the hard way how frustrating this is!
Don't you wish that the doctors had to take some of this stuff to understand how annoying it is to feel so blah? They think it's fine if you don't feel morbidly depressed or manic, and that's it. They're off the hook. (luckily, I've found a doctor who won't put up with me feeling icky-poo-poo b/c he knows I won't stick with the drug in the long run anyway). In the mean time, though, searching for the drug that works and doesn't do that is proving daunting.
Best of luck to you. If you need to vent some more, this group we have going is very good.
take care,
Katy(bipolar II, rapid cycling
Currently on 250mg depakote, 25mg Lamictal,
2g omega 3's, Temazepam for sleep)
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