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Re: Life without a moodstabilizer? » McPac

Posted by Ron Hill on June 1, 2003, at 17:20:46

In reply to Ron, Re: Janelle's Medication, posted by McPac on June 1, 2003, at 12:13:33

Hi McPac,

> Just wondering, how do you think you would be IF you discontinued your lithium? Thanks

I'd become slightly or moderately hypomanic within the first couple of days. For example, my thoughts would go in several directions in a rapid fire fashion (like quickly changing channels on the TV) and, as a result, I'd finish little or nothing. Or, alternatively, I might hyper-focus on a low priority task while ignoring the urgent ones. Further, I act kind of childish and giddy when I'm hypomanic and I tend to be impulsive and socially inappropriate.

Each morning when I wake up I am ever so slightly hypomanic until I take my morning dose of Lithobid. I love the creative ideas I get when I'm hypomanic, but my productivity is low.

If I continued to go for a long period of time without a moodstabilizer (i.e.; lithium), I suspect I would begin to cycle between hypomanic, normal, and depressed mood states.

-- Ron


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