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| | From:  TiggerLeanne (Original Message) | Sent: 11/8/2008 5:42 PM |
I mention Tell by name only cuz he's been so helpful with medicinal information before...if anyone else has extra info I'd love it. Lithium...I know it's on the periodic table of elements...I'm assuming (maybe wrongfully) that our bodies have it...I know sometimes taking it can stabilize people, but to take too much can be lethal. So if I'm right and the body has it, what makes it get off kilter so you have to take more to straighten things out? If I'm not right and the body doesn't have it then what is it about lithium that makes things even out? If it's so easy to overdose and die on this, how can a little of it be good for you? |
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| | | From: tellnet | Sent: 11/8/2008 5:47 PM |
Lithium is a heavy metal. The brain and central nervous system use it to help relay messages and it helps balance thought hence stability. Heavy metals are all dangerous in large doses but in trace they are essential. T. |
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So we do have tiny amounts of it in our system naturally? What causes it to deplete in some but not others? The balancing thing makes a lot of sense. Is that why a lot of other meds don't work well with it, it throws off the balance thing? |
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Can't help ya here sis but wanted to say hello.  |
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Tigger, when they put me on the lithium a few mos. ago it totally whacked my entire chemistry out of this world!! However, keep in mind, I was pregnant at this time and just maybe this had something to do w/it. I'm very pleased w/my Depakote and Lexapro and will be sticking w/what works best for although Lithium is very low-cost and available at my dr.'s office, but I'm so afraid to try this again. |
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Hi Griz...big fat squishy hugs to ya!  The lithium works great for me...it leaves me on the down side, but for the most part I can handle that better than going too far up. I just get to thinking and wondering...I think deep down looking for an excuse to stop taking it, I freaking HATE daily medications...but if I shut up and quit arguing with myself, I gotta admit it does help me. Hormones may have been a factor for you Lynnie...your chemical makeup could just be different than mine or others too. There's more than one cause, I believe, to bipolar...maybe your lithium level is fine and yours is just caused by something else. I'm glad you're finding something that works for you...isn't that a HUGE relief?  |
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You ain't kidding about relief??? I mean I still get cranky and a very tiny bit down and out, but I know this is just caused by everyday living and not because I want to jump over a bridge. I like being able to live a semi-normal life now. |
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