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WhaTHellsgoingonhere

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17. Fortunately, meds like Depakote and Lamictal came along by the time

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 02:01 PM

Apr 2016

lithium started fucking with my kidney function. I'm bp1 and Depakote whacks my mania. After a couple of years just on Depakote, I still had a low grade melancholy. After a little more than a decade of stability, my life has been a shit show since Day 1 of the of the Great Recession. Despite that, since I've been on Lamictal, I've never gotten depressed.

But Depakote has side effects that many women can't tolerate: weight gain and hair loss. After I ballooned to 230 I was able to get back to get back down to 190, so weight loss is still possible. I don't know a single pdoc who prescribes lithium today, and as a social worker, I worked with many.

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The Homeopathic Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder Is Unethical And Dangerous [View all] HuckleB Apr 2016 OP

homeopathic treatments should be outlawed Kalidurga Apr 2016 #1

Should be able to repeat and safeinOhio Apr 2016 #2

Shoot, even single studies are questionable. HuckleB Apr 2016 #3

Homeopaths should be prosecuted and jailed for fraud. (eom) HassleCat Apr 2016 #4

Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2016 #5

My brother has bi-polar very bad and he uses the prescribed jwirr Apr 2016 #16

Someone suggested homeopathy to treat my genetic disorder DeadLetterOffice Apr 2016 #6

Recommended. onyourleft Apr 2016 #7

Indeed. HuckleB Apr 2016 #12

Lithium?! Who prescribes lithium today, it's awful on the body and there are better options WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #8

It's still the gold standard, but I won't take it for fear of toxicity. Have settled for Tegretol, GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #14

Fortunately, meds like Depakote and Lamictal came along by the time WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #17

Glad to hear it's being used less now, at least in your area. I liked Lamictal OK, but it triggered GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #18

It depends on the individual. HuckleB Apr 2016 #15

Good point, of course you are absolutely correct. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #19

Thanks for posting this. I'll finish reading it tomorrow. In the Sports Forum, I was using WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2016 #9

I have bipolar disorder. qwlauren35 Apr 2016 #10

my psych has me on an amino acid to supplement my meds fizzgig Apr 2016 #11

Do you know the mechanism that the psych hopes will help? HuckleB Apr 2016 #13