Posted by barbaracat on June 15, 2005, at 19:58:38
In reply to Re: I LOVE lithium » yesac, posted by gromit on June 15, 2005, at 18:14:50
Hi Wonder Druggies,
Dumb questions, but have you tried lithium? My armchair theory is thus: if you are bipolar, especially bipolar I, you will benefit beyond your wildest dreams from lithium. If you are any other flavored bipolar, well, maybe yes, maybe no. I think the gold standard of bipolar diagnosis is, if you feel better, i.e., more calm, more centered, more organized, more forgiving towards those you heretofore libeled traitors, if you sleep better, then chances are you are classically bipolar. The other meds are phooey as far as I'm concerned. I've tried most of them (mood stabilizers) and the only one, THE ONLY ONE that gave me my life back was lithium. If this is true for you, even a little bit, then you are bipolar. If lithium and all the rest of the mood stabilizers simply don't work - keep looking. Much luck to you. - BarbaraCat
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