Posted by dove on May 22, 2000, at 14:09:04
In reply to Sane thankful for your well wishings •• Dove••, posted by Janice on May 18, 2000, at 18:10:38
Hello again Janice :-)
>I just realized (while typing this) I haven't done any trichotillomania AT ALL since the lithium and Dexedrine. I've practised it almost everyday of my life since I was 6 years old.
>**Isn't that amazing, that is one of my hopes for my daughter, which hasn't been realized quite yet.
> How's your daughter?**My daughter has recently quit all her meds, her moodiness became her constant mood, which then mutated into her actual person. So awful, so depressing and frustrating, so ridiculous. Her doc is *very* disappointed in us. He went on at great lengths about the 'effectiveness' of CNS Stimulants, how they enable ADHD kids the opportunity to finish high-school with good grades, and go on to college, acquire and maintain relationships, ect...
He insists that she is not bipolar, although his original diagnoses was just that. We have had her seen by three other peds-p-docs, all of which dx her with anxiety, ADHD, OCD, and atypical depression. SSRI's send her manic, buspar makes her silly, stimulants make her suicidal, and so on. So, we're essentially back where we started, minus a lot of money, and in search of another p-doc.
> Have you tried lithium Dove?
**No I haven't, and yes I would like to at least give it a shot. I was on Tegretol, with very bad results, but I'm more than willing, actually I've been begging and nagging my p-doc to try a mood-stabilizer of any color, just as long as it's not Tegretol :-) My p-doc has left for sunnier skies, UCLA last I heard, so I'll be assigned to a different p-doc, with my next appointment in June. AT which time I'll broach the subject yet again.
> I've never read any lithium pooping-out stories here at psychobabble, so I'm hoping I'll be fine. Until recently, I had no idea lithium could completely get rid of my depression--I thought it was only used to stop the highs of manic-depression.
>**I have never heard of any poop-out stories regarding lithium either, which is a good thing. And I didn't know lithium could *really* effect depression, yes it can smooth but lift real big-time depression? I hope I get a chance to find out for myself :-)
> Take very good care of yourself Dove,
> I'll be hoping and praying for you (as God seems to have listened to me)
>Thank you so very much Janice, your prayers are gladly received and your thoughts so dearly appreciated!!! I hope we will see the sunshine together :-) Take care.
dove
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