Posted by gardenergirl on September 13, 2007, at 19:30:00
In reply to Re: Lithium - how long before it works?, posted by JohnSky on September 13, 2007, at 9:36:03
> My doctor told me some people respond as early as a month... others take 6 to 9 months.
Holy moly, that would be a really long wait to see if it's effective. Good thing it's a cheap med. I'd have a hard time trying something brand name with my high copays for that long without any "reward".
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> If you desire at some point to address the anxiety you might want to try a meditation and
> mindfulness program. You learn to accept the anxiety as opposed to fighting to push it away... and when you really accept it the fight is over and it less and less and issue.Excellent suggestion. I've done meditation and yoga before, and I always feel better when I'm faithfully following my practice. It seems whenever I get an obstacle, such as an injury or travel or something, I tend to let it go, and then I don't get back in right away. Why is it that the things that we can do to help us feel better can be so hard to get into the habit of doing?
Keeping my fingers crossed for you...
gg
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