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Help wanted with Lithium please
« on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 1:14pm » |
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Hi everyone,
My neuro has me starting on lithium and I wondered if there is an optimum time of day to take it, I've been trying to search but it keeps wimping out on me.
I'm taking 250mg a day for two months to try it. He says this is a low dose (I have no idea) because of my psychotic experiences with both pred and topiramate.
Am I better off taking it in the morning or the evening? There isn't any info on the destructions leaflet other than to take with food.
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #1 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 2:00pm » |
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Hi Helen,
Doctor Sheftell has me taking 150 @ noon and 150 before bed. This is also a low dose.
The only thing I can say is that I think the Lithium was the variable in finally getting my clusters stabilized.
They used to be all over the place and now they are like clockwork for the first time in over a year.
I am also fairly comfortable. I rarely shadow and only go right to the big boy which is different then it used to be.
I used to shadow all day long even in between the big hits.
I think overall things are better than they were.
You could try the "pulsing method which is to take it prior to your hits if they run like clockwork.
Hang in there toots!
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #2 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 2:16pm » |
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Here was a discussion of "Lithium pulsing" from last January..
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« Reply #3 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 2:19pm » |
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Helen, maybe talk to Jonny about this. I believe he was on it for quiet a while and had good results with it.
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #4 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 2:38pm » |
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Thanks boys, thats been great, I will ask Jonny about it too
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #5 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 4:42pm » |
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It depends, too, on what type of lithium you are taking. I believe I took mine 3 times a day but it was not extended release. When I switched to extended release (Eskalith for my brand) form, I took it twice a day.
Of course, switching to Eskalith was also my demise on lithium and that was the end of my trial with it. I got very nauseous on the Eskalith and was throwing up every day. My blood levels were below therapeutic range but because of those side effects, I was taken off it.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I shoulda stayed on the regular release lithium and may have done better. One of the docs I was working with wanted to try me on extended release for blood levels and that's when I lost my ability to take it. Ah well.
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #6 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 7:55pm » |
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Hi Helen,
I started taking Lithium in July. I take 300mg in the morning and another before bed. I have found no difference in the time of day that I take it. Things have been much better since I started taking it. I have more pain free days than ever before. I hope it works out for you. Try it out in the morning or at night and see if it makes a difference for you.
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #7 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 8:21pm » |
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Third time taking Lithium.  This time I take 300mg twice daily and 450mg @ bedtime. It's not helping!
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #8 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 8:27pm » |
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Bloody hell those are much bigger doses than I'm on, mind you its horses for courses with this condition and I've got to start somewhere
Thanks for your input, it all helps
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #9 on: Oct 22nd, 2005, 11:27pm » |
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I take 600 mg in the morning and 300 mg at night. Still well below the "hand shake" levels required for treating bi-polar disorder.
What the hell is "horses for courses?"
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #10 on: Oct 23rd, 2005, 12:34am » |
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Helen, check your PM's
Have you tried this yet?  .....Some say it works wonders....LOL
http://www.consumptionjunction.com/downloadsnew/cj_50003.wmv
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #11 on: Oct 23rd, 2005, 1:16am » |
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I'm @ 1200mg Lithium daily. I was instructed to break it into four 300mg doses throughout the day but after some adjustments found that 300mg 7AM, 300mg 2PM, and 600mg around 9-10PM provided the best results.
Combining two doses into one large dose at night helped me a great deal. Gets a lot of juice into my bloodstream when I need it most.
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #12 on: Oct 23rd, 2005, 5:08am » |
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on Oct 22nd, 2005, 11:27pm, brewcrew wrote:| What the hell is "horses for courses?" |
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It just means different things suit different people
JOhnny I was expecting that link to be more in the way of "good vibrations"  So I can expect that much of an improvement? wow!
Thanks everyone I shall see how I get on with my paltry 250mg and let you know, I'm on day 2 - how long does it ake before you can start noticing a difference?
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #13 on: Oct 24th, 2005, 10:32am » |
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on Oct 23rd, 2005, 5:08am, LeLimey wrote:| It just means different things suit different people |
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Ah ha - Different strokes for different folks. Gotcha.
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #14 on: Oct 24th, 2005, 2:20pm » |
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I took lithium 900mg at 300mg 3x a day. Morning, noon, and night. Worked great for 2 years then quit working. I think it was a wonderful medicine.
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #15 on: Oct 28th, 2005, 4:48pm » |
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Hi All
Man I just pulled my old perscription bottle of lithonate/eskalith 300mg x4 daily no wonder i felt like a zombie  Jan201999 think it's still good?
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Re: Help wanted with Lithium please
« Reply #16 on: Oct 30th, 2005, 7:34am » |
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on Oct 28th, 2005, 4:48pm, gfdfirefighter wrote:Hi All
Man I just pulled my old perscription bottle of lithonate/eskalith 300mg x4 daily no wonder i felt like a zombie Jan201999 think it's still good?
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That level of therapy is still well below that used in bipolar disorder. Listless? Maybe. Zombie? I don't know about zombie. Of course, different people react differently to chemicals, so....who knows?
I doubt it's still good. Most pharmacists will tell you that drugs should be discarded after one year - they simply lose their effectiveness. You can always ask your doc to write another Rx - the stuff is cheap.
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