Posted by morganator on June 24, 2010, at 1:18:55
In reply to Re: Why does Lithium make me feel so awful?, posted by former poster on June 18, 2010, at 7:20:24
> Everyone considering starting Lithium should check out this website:
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> http://www.sntp.net/drugs/lithium_breggin.htm
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> I don't mean to contradict you. I'm happy that Lithium works for you, but this paragraph describes how I felt while on Lithium:
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> The subjective experience was primarily one of indifference and slight general malaise. This led to a certain passivity. The subjects often had a feeling of being at a distance from their environment, as if separated from it by a glass wall.... Intellectual initiative was diminished, and there was a feeling of lowered ability to concentrate and memorize.... The assessment of time was often impaired; it was difficult to decide whether an event had taken place recently or some time ago. (Pp. 715-16)(4)Low doses of lithium are less likely to create such a state. There are also people that take very high doses that feel perfectly normal. Everyone reacts differently to everything. SSRIs never gave me any sexual issues and I always felt connected with my emotions on them. Then there are other people that experience sexual side effects and feeling of apathy.
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