Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Seattle, WA
Question About Lithium Posted: 05-01-05 22:58pm
I heard from someone that lithium made him
feel out of it. He said that depoke (is
that the right name?) made him feel
better. How many other people feel the
same way. I'm on lithium right now and I
don't want to be on it if it makes me feel
out of it. The problem is that I can't
tell if the lithium is making me out of it
because I felt out of it before I took the
lithium. I want to hear from all you
people who have taken more than one
anti-psychotic drug. What did they do to
you, which one do you prefer and why, and
how expensive are they? The same goes for
anti-depressants. What did they do to
you, which ones do you prefer, and how
expensive are they?
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nancyreagan2002
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 1 Location: north carolina
Lithium And Being Out of It Posted: 05-06-05 15:42pm
I had tried every ssri there is,
really..... And to add I gained 50 pounds
in the process. After wanting to
literally jump off a mountain, my doctor
put me on lithium. I thought it was a
"god send ". I was a little sluggish for
about three weeks and thought it was going
to be like all the other meds, but around
week four things begin to happen. I felt
like I did when I was approximately 16
years old! I had a desire to live. I
had energy, I even left my home and begin
interacting with people. Thats really
the person that I am. Depression and/or
mental illness is so dibilitating. But
anyway it worked for about six months, now
I am falling again. Meaning, I have no
desire, nor the energy to get out of bed,
my hygeine is slipping and I hate to hear
the phone ring and to interact with
people. I have called doctor. Praying
that what was once working will work
again. Oh! By the way some people gain
wait on lithium....I lost 43 pounds.
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jflo2006
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Ohio
Lithium Posted: 05-08-05 15:32pm
As of right now I am taking wellbutrin,
risperdal, and zoloft. They just
recently put me on zoloft about 2 1/2
months ago. At first, the medication
change made me very tired in the morning
and almost not functionable at school
until about 10:00. But that only lasted
about 3 weeks. I am fine now and I feel
okay. Some days I just want to die and I
want to go off on people for no reason at
all. Other days I am extremely sociable
and just want to keep talking and talking.
I feel good about everything and
everything in my life is good some days
and then others I hate my life and
everything makes me angry. So I don't
know...Most of the time my medicine keeps
me stable. I am right in between. Not
extremely happy or sad, just right. So,
I think the first few weeks on a new
medicine may make you seem different and
you'll notice it, but after that things
should even out.
