tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post8560655223222768672..comments2023-11-02T06:02:54.115-04:00Comments on If You're Going Through Hell Keep Going: I'm still here....just having a rough time w/my medssusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-45240252506324143522008-09-02T06:36:00.000-04:002008-09-02T06:36:00.000-04:00What was the change? If this was the Cymbalta - I ...What was the change? If this was the Cymbalta - I had to take the pills apart and take the granules in increasingly tiny amounts, and it still wasn't pretty. What I finally did was wait until I got symptoms (usually about 36 hours, not 24), and then take a little bit. I had to taper sooooooooo much - just taking maybe 10 of the little pellets in the capsule toward the end. And still it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-83590533706993632892008-08-23T21:59:00.000-04:002008-08-23T21:59:00.000-04:00just checking to see how you are doing...thinking ...just checking to see how you are doing...thinking about ya.Synchronicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631238942909923311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-34601885237075683172008-08-23T17:51:00.000-04:002008-08-23T17:51:00.000-04:00@ Stephany and Ana, thank you. You both have been ...@ Stephany and Ana, thank you. You both have been my cheerleaders and I love you both,<BR/><BR/>@ Jessi- (((((((JESSI))))))))big hug for you too! <BR/><BR/>@Raspberry- thank you so much and the addition to your blogroll! <BR/><BR/>@Polar Bear, thank you so much. I know from reading your blog you too are going through a rough time.<BR/><BR/>@ Merelyme- yes I have seen the doc, I am feeling bettersusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-25055480178798050792008-08-23T01:23:00.000-04:002008-08-23T01:23:00.000-04:00I can certainly empathize, Susan, even moreso havi...I can certainly empathize, Susan, even moreso having recently been on the other side -- just done with a self-induced hypomanic attack because ... I had reduced my lithium to try to minimize the side effects.<BR/><BR/>Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-47237629218205412402008-08-22T15:40:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:40:00.000-04:00oh my...i am so sorry you are having to go through...oh my...i am so sorry you are having to go through all of this! can your doctor help you with any with these physical side effects? you poor thing.Synchronicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631238942909923311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-69414764280675449782008-08-21T08:55:00.000-04:002008-08-21T08:55:00.000-04:00Hi Susan!Hope you're feeling better.I’ve received ...Hi Susan!<BR/>Hope you're feeling better.<BR/>I’ve received the Share The Love Award and the Friendship Award and I would like to share it with you.<BR/>Please come over and receive them when you have time. You can copy the images and paste them to your side bars or posts, and feel free to pass them to your blogging buddies.<BR/>Yours truly,<BR/>AnaAnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889189418315180865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-92003703473773295972008-08-20T18:00:00.000-04:002008-08-20T18:00:00.000-04:00Hang in there. I hope you feel better soon.Hang in there. I hope you feel better soon.Polar Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042280087446534146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-88658186282169403212008-08-20T14:28:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:28:00.000-04:00I hope the side effects ease off soon xXxI hope the side effects ease off soon xXxhorsesforcourseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197986745446303995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-47912934631884372692008-08-20T14:08:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:08:00.000-04:00((((((((((Susan))))))))))Just hugs. jessi((((((((((Susan))))))))))<BR/><BR/>Just hugs. <BR/><BR/>jessiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-65545301353071007582008-08-20T01:14:00.000-04:002008-08-20T01:14:00.000-04:00I also think that it has to do with the meds.Sweat...I also think that it has to do with the meds.<BR/>Sweating... clear sign of withdrawal.<BR/>I used to wake three times at night as if I had just had a shower.<BR/>You're a good person Susan!<BR/>Don't blame yourself because of you're feeling all these symptoms.<BR/>It's not a moral problem. The person you are does not change because you're feeling this way.<BR/>I don't understand using Klonopin Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02889189418315180865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-25339428186343713992008-08-20T00:35:00.000-04:002008-08-20T00:35:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.soulful sepulcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271584927611299868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-23777382419186836862008-08-19T22:40:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:40:00.000-04:00sorry about the duplicate comments. I was only on ...sorry about the duplicate comments. I was only on 900 mg. when I got toxic and ended up so ill and in the ICU eventually. In my limited understanding of it, it's not the amount you are on of lithium but what your body is doing with the lithium it is getting that makes the difference between safe and unsafe levels. A lot of things can interfere with safe excretion including intestinal illnesses,AlisonHymeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753580380976477352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-68216973041491731512008-08-19T22:34:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:34:00.000-04:00Suzanne, Thank you so much.....The blood level was...Suzanne, <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much.....<BR/><BR/>The blood level was fine, but that was 2 weeks ago, so maybe another one is due.<BR/><BR/>I am only on 600 mg of lithium, which is a very low dose for me, I was previously on 2500.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474227548195593445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-60385633850757834942008-08-19T22:27:00.001-04:002008-08-19T22:27:00.001-04:00Do you have an internist you can see quickly for a...Do you have an internist you can see quickly for a blood level of your lithium? Even with drinking water constantly, if your level is toxic you will be dehydrated anyway. I was drinking constantly without stop (water) when I was becoming toxic 11 years ago but I didn't know this was a warning sign along with the vomiting of toxicity. The only way to reverse toxicity is to see a doctor and getAlisonHymeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753580380976477352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060627539063061936.post-90596549579054980072008-08-19T22:27:00.000-04:002008-08-19T22:27:00.000-04:00Do you have an internist you can see quickly for a...Do you have an internist you can see quickly for a blood level of your lithium? Even with drinking water constantly, if your level is toxic you will be dehydrated anyway. I was drinking constantly without stop (water) when I was becoming toxic 11 years ago but I didn't know this was a warning sign along with the vomiting of toxicity. The only way to reverse toxicity is to see a doctor and getAlisonHymeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753580380976477352noreply@blogger.com