Posted by Fivefires on April 14, 2008, at 19:47:55
In reply to Re: lithium » Fivefires, posted by twinleaf on April 14, 2008, at 17:02:21
> I think a lot of pdocs appreciate that lithium can have broad uses. It isn't just given for bipolar- It is one of the most neuroprotective agents one could possibly use- working to regulate the glutamate system, I believe. Even though I take only 300 mg., within a half hour of taking it, I always feel calmer and emotionally steadier. It's not a huge reaction, but it is reliably there every day-and has been for the past two years.>
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> As for the TMS, that's a hard one, as it's not yet approved.>Is it under consideration by the FDA, do you know?
>You can go to Dr. Best in Chicago, or Dr. Hutto in Atlanta to get it privately, with self-pay.. In Canada, it is an approved treatment, and you can get it at a number of Mindcare Centers. I assume it is paid for by health insurance but I don't know for sure..
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> I'm very sorry that your family isn't more helpful. But I'm sure that if you could get adequate long-term treatment>I have to wait two months to see my pdoc. Things are not good.
>, you and they would feel much more positive and hopeful. Are you in a good therapy relationship?>
I have a physical illness which often keeps me from seeing my therapist every week. I've been w/ this one for nearly a year and in that time there has been 'just one', revelation, for lack of a better word.
I need to google lithium re: glutamate system as is totally greek to me.
My dx is either PTSD w/ resultant borderline or atypical; I don't know anymore and I don'think anyone else does either. I've been w/ same pdoc 3yrs now. Pdoc WAY disagreed when I suggested try Nardil. I've never suggested lithium, and will have to wait 2mos to do so.
I'm really scared.
I don't understand how I became so unimportant that my suffering has become acceptable to so many people.
tks, 5f
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