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Marcia Purse

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Medication Changes: Do They Ever End?

During my first year after diagnosis my medications were changed at least once a month. I don't think that's unusual - they were all meds I'd never been on before. Side effects surfaced again and again. At diagnosis in late May I was started on Depakote, Wellbutrin and Zyprexa; in December I wound up taking Celexa and Trazodone. By the... Read more Chevron

posted 04/30/2011, comments (12)|

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Marcia Purse

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Mood Stabilizers - The Anticonvulsants

Last month I wrote a series about Lithium, which was the first medication discovered to act as a mood stabilizer in patients with bipolar disorder. In addition, other drugs not originally developed to treat bipolar disorder have shown mood stabilizing effects. Many other mood stabilizers are classed as anticonvulsants - medications that... Read more Chevron

posted 04/28/2011, comment (1)|

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Don't know what to do with me so, don't do anything....

Update on the new pdoc drama from the other day... So, Wednesday I had an extremely bad depressive spell. I laid my head upon my desk at work, once I finally dragged myself the 26 miles in heavy traffic to get there... and cried. I wanted so badly to just die. I actually shook, physically shook, wanting to... Read more Chevron

posted 04/08/2011, comments (2)|

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Marcia Purse

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Lithium Side Effects

When you first start taking lithium, you may experience tiredness, thirst, urinating more frequently, drowsiness, weight gain or mildly shaking hands. As your body adjusts to lithium, these should go away, but if they continue or get worse, talk to your doctor and pharmacist as soon as possible. Less common side effects can be serious. Tell your... Read more Chevron

posted 03/31/2011, comments (2)|

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Lithium - Keeping Yourself Safe

The first thing you need to be aware of when taking lithium is that you need to drink plenty of fluids (preferably without sugar or caffeine). If you don't make sure you're flushing your system properly, lithium can build up, possibly leading to toxicity. (See Monitoring Lithium Levels - Why It's Essential.) It's also important to get enough salt... Read more Chevron

posted 03/31/2011, comments (0)|

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