netsavy006 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 After yet another visit to the psych unit I decided that enough was enough. I figured I better try one of the more conventional treatments. So now I'm on Lithium Carbonate. I started at 300mg 2x/day and Monday my levels were checked and it came back 0.3. So it was raised to 300mg AM and 600mg HS. So far so good. I got lucky because I was able to reduce my Zyprexa dosage from 10 to 5mg so that was helpful. I was able to get off of Cogentin too. That was a big help because the Cogentin was making me dizzy. And they decreased the dosage when I went in from 1mg 2x/day to .5mg 2x/day and now I'm not on Cogentin @ all. But the Lithium I feel is a help to me. I've only wished I listened and got on it sooner but we live and learn. I have to get my levels checked again in a week and I have an appt with a pdoc tomorrow. Then I guess it's back to my regular psychiatrist. So all in all I'm doing better now and I hope for it to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Hey, I was wondering how you've been doing. It's good to hear things are a little better. Congrats on trying the Lith - glad you feel it's helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Good to hear from you again. Glad you got off the Abilify cycle. Lithium does me a lot of good, hope it does for you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsavy006 Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 Glad you got off the Abilify cycle. Yea. Abilify was doing a lot of bad for me. It was making me lose a lot of weight because I was having difficulty swallowing. Since changing meds, I've not had that problem. It feels good to be able to eat again. I was also super restless on Abilify. It's nice not to have that super restlessness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirMarshall Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Nice to hear good news! Your swallowing problem causing weight loss is unusal and very interesting. Lithium works well as an adjunct med so its wonderful you were able to reduce and discontinue some of your other meds. Let us know how you are doing. Oh, and remember to drink plenty of water to flush the lithium from your kidneys. cheers, a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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