Posted by sheilac on August 1, 2012, at 16:51:29
I have been through all the mood stabilizers and have never been able to reach even close to therapeutic dose. A small dose effects me.
I've had numerous docs tell me I have some sort of mood disorder - anxiety, some depression, ADD. Antidepressants make me nuts (bipolar from meds?)
Now I am taking 450mg of Lithium, 2mg Klonopin and 5mg of Adderall.
I seem very stable on this dose of Lithium. No outbursts of anger or rage, no screaming, etc.
How, if I am truly bipolar, can such a small dose make an effect? Am I really bipolar or do I just have an anxiety issue that gets out of hand to the point that I might scream at you?
If 450mg of Lithium is keeping me stable, why couldn't I just replace that with 3mg a day of Klonopin? Sounds safer.
I've been happy. Not too keen on being on Lithium with the thyroid, liver and kidney issues. Plus, it has blunted some of my creativity. When I was just on the Adderall, I was much more creative.
Maybe in time I will get used to that? Or maybe mood stabilizers just blunt your mood a little. It sucks.
I used to be able to write for hours and now I can't seem to sit at the computer and be creative.
Are there any answers to this? My sister is the same way, except she doesn't believe she is bipolar and only suffers from anxiety and keeps Valium on hand for that, yet she does have screaming, raging fits that make her look like a nut job.
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