Sick And Tired of Being Bipolar Posted: 07-19-07 14:43pm
Does anyone else get sick and tired of
being bipolar? I mean, i've been bipolar
all my life but was only diagnosed about 2
years ago. In that time frame I have been
on, it seems, a million diffrent
medication combinations. I'm tired of it.
It seems the doctors can only find things
that last for a few months before I have
to switch doses or switch meds all
together. Can someone with more
experience with meds tell me how it is for
them, I mean do they ever find the right
med and the right dose or do I have to do
this forever?
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elcoops
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Portsmouth, England
Posted: 07-27-07 14:12pm
Hi lisaali,
I was diagnosed with "rapid cycle" bipolar
about 7 years ago. The medication I'm on
now is Lithium 900mg, lamotragene 150mg 2
x day, lofeperamine 140mg am and 70mg pm
and thyroxine 100mic.
This cocktail works for me now but it took
around three plus years to get it all
together. The right combination will come
together for you, it just may take a bit
of time. Hope this helps a bit.
Take care,
John
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lisaali
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Maryland
Posted: 08-01-07 07:26am
elcoops,
I'm sure your right. There have been
times that I did well with a particular
dose of medication for awhile, but then my
body would adjust and I'd have to change
up again. My doctor recently lowered my
dosages of depakote and seroquel, but said
that if that did not work she planned on
starting me on lithium. I have never been
on lithium. How has it worked for you.
Will I be groggy all the time?
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elcoops
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Portsmouth, England
Posted: 08-05-07 07:32am
Hi, since being on lithium my moods have
just about evened out. Initially I had
the shakes, lost my appetite a bit and it
gave me the trots. I had to have
fortnightly blood tests for the first two
to three months to guage how the lithium
was effecting my liver functions etc.
After that I now have a blood test every
six months. I do still have the odd
period of mania and I do get low, but it's
nowhere near as frequent as it was before
I started lithium. The main problem I
have found is that I can't just pick up a
medicine from the chemist for flu or
suchlike. So many drugs react with
lithium that you have to check with your
pharmacist every time you need an over the
counter remedy. Personally I think that
lithium has done me nothing but good. I
know it won't be the same for everyone but
I've deffinately found my experience with
lithium to be a positive one.
