Posted by morganator on June 15, 2010, at 23:20:14
In reply to Re: Why does Lithium make me feel so awful?, posted by former poster on June 15, 2010, at 17:11:24
> Maybe you have been on the manic side most of your life. Early stress and lack of proper nurture where probably contributing factors that triggered some of your manic symptoms(you were predisposed and it didn't take much to trigger your bipolar genes.)
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> You guessed right about the early stress and lack of proper nurturing. This is very disturbing. I'm in my 50's and have never been normal? Maybe its better just to live out the rest of my life this way? How long would I have to take Lithium or a mood stabilizer before I would feel good?
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> I read somewhere that the IQ of patients dropped significantly after starting mood stabilizers. This is also disturbing.I've only had periods where I was somewhat normal. It sucks for sure. I think the combination of therapy and the right medication is the best we can do for ourselves. I don't think your I.Q. will drop from a low dose of lithium. You can't take it anyway since you are so sensitive to it. If anything, the stress, trauma, and bipolar episodes could all possibly contribute to lowering I.Q.
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