Posted by Angielala on February 5, 2004, at 10:03:46
In reply to Re: Angielala, where are you????? » Angielala, posted by Penny on February 5, 2004, at 9:34:29
Penny you are so nice :) I got a big smile on my face. It's so nice to know I was missed!
You are totally right about the Lithium, when he first mentioned it, I freaked out. Then I start talking to my primary care doc (she worked many years with a Harvard mental illness med experimental study board) and she explained how Lithium was a lot safer than Depakote (which I am now weaned off of). She explained- it's just a salt, and it has some anti-depressant reactions too. I think he's going to but me on WellBurtin first, and then see what happens... I'm not sure yet. I am definitely more open to Lithium now, especially now :) Thanks Penny!
Ok- so I'm not really weird for fearing the big 2-5? My mom thinks I'm nuts- but I remember HER 30th birthday, and she was VERY depressed. Didn't help that the neighbors put a rocking chair in the front yard and a big poster on the front of the hosue that said, "Gin! Oh- No the big 3-0!" and it had a cane stick to it. Yeah, she thought it was really funny, for about minutes, then she got a phone call to open the local newspaper to page 30 and there was a big baby pic of her with "Happy 30th Birthday Ginny Ryder!" oh yeah, that was a fun day in my house.
At least I don't have to worry about my neighbors sabotaging me..... <sigh> 25.... I'm a 1/4 century young :)
> > I'm back, I'm outta bed, I'm in work... blah. My 25th birthday is Saturday and I think it's really getting to me. I know I know, 25 isn't old or anything, but this is the first birthday that is really bothering me... weird... I know... but bothersome.
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> Not weird at all - I'm now 27, will be 28 this year, and it creeps me out! 25 was a big deal for me, though not necessarily in a good way, but I am trying to think of it this way - I've survived another year! Amazing, but I survived... :-)
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> Anyway, happy birthday early!
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> >I think it's got to do something with being off my mood stabilizer... <sigh> i go to the pdoc tomorrow and see what he says... I have a feeling I'm going to be going on Lithium... and that scares me. Ugh.
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> Don't let it scare you - my pdoc swears that Lithium is by far the best in the way of mood stabilizers, and I suspect that I may end up on it at some point. He said that it's quite effective and safe as long as you take it properly - he recommends taking it about 1/2 way through a meal, to help with bowel problems it may cause. He also said that he thinks Lithium has gotten a bad rap because people remember old Aunt Mabel who was in the nut house back in the day and she seemed drugged out of her mind - and they connect it to Lithium. He said the likelihood was that it was thorazine, not lithium that made her doped-up.
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> Anyway - if it works, then it works. and that's a good thing, right?
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> Again, glad you're back, and glad you're feeling better. You were definitely missed!
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> P
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