Diagnosis was changed from schizoaffective to bipolar. Curious what reference material you would suggest.
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My current diagnosis is bipolar disorder as well.
It also went from schizoaffective to bipolar.
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Did you find any books helpful to read?
I remember reading a book called Surviving Manic Depression by Dr Torrey
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I was put on lithium is that standard?
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I was placed on lithium for many years in the past.
Yes it’s still used but newer drugs like Lamictal are more popular now.
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Good to know thanks
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I saw a book about bisexual penguins.
Just make sure that you drink plenty of water with lithium.
It’s hard on the kidneys.
Also make sure that you get your thyroid levels tested every 6 months or so.
Lithium gave me hypothyroidism, it’s known to do that.
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I already have a low thyroid. Not good.
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Talk to your doctor about this if your having concerns.
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But hypothyroidism usually occurs after long term use with lithium at higher doses.
That’s a good idea, thanks. Everything is still spinning for me right now today is my tenth day on lithium. Waiting for it chill me out.
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Yeah it’s still the gold standard bipolar med
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Any idea how long it takes to work.
I’d say about 3 weeks you should notice a big difference
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I can hold out that long, thanks.
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Good luck with everything @anon10627598
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Lithium knocked out my thyroid too. And it never did me a bit of good. I’m not on any strictly mood stabilizers anymore.
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Yeah I’ve been doing pretty good without a mood stabilizer.
Risperdal is doing a pretty good job stabilizing my moods. @SkinnyMe