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lithium and bipolar 2
I am bipolar 2 and have had 5 episodes of depression and some hypomania since age of 20, now over 70. Nevertheless, I was able to obtain a good honours degrees in Science and +2 post graduate management diplomas in Business/ HR. I have had a successful career. This may demonstrate that people can cope
I am bipolar 2 and have had 5 episodes of depression and some hypomania since age of 20, now over 70. Nevertheless, I was able to obtain a good honours degrees in Science and +2 post graduate management diplomas in Business/ HR. I have had a successful career. This may demonstrate that people can cope
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Mental Health Support
5 months ago
Lithium damage, need support
Hello everyone, about a year and a half ago my wife (48 years old) had her lithium dosage increased. Since then her EGFR has gone from normal range down to 26-30, depending on the test. Creatinine was high, all other tests normal, no irregular urine results on urine test. She got a biopsy done and it
Hello everyone, about a year and a half ago my wife (48 years old) had her lithium dosage increased. Since then her EGFR has gone from normal range down to 26-30, depending on the test. Creatinine was high, all other tests normal, no irregular urine results on urine test. She got a biopsy done and it
sean1788
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Kidney Disease
6 months ago
Back sliding and really scared
Since increasing my lithium dose before Christmas, my symptoms had been so much better, only having mild lows for a stretch of six weeks. I was still having the two to three week rapid cycling bipolar cycles, but my downs had been very mild. But this cycle it is back with a vengeance. Have felt horrible
Since increasing my lithium dose before Christmas, my symptoms had been so much better, only having mild lows for a stretch of six weeks. I was still having the two to three week rapid cycling bipolar cycles, but my downs had been very mild. But this cycle it is back with a vengeance. Have felt horrible
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Action on Postpartum Psychosis
6 months ago
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Tardive dyskinesia. Been on the causative med quetiapine 400 mg for 20 years.Unable to get off it. Been creative. I am a registered nurse.
I am an inpatient acute mental health nurse actually - for the last 15 years. I also have Bipolar disorder on lithium. Very well controlled. But side effects of quetiapine were becoming impossible to live with. I tried aripiprazole and a reduction in quetiapine to a disastrous effect. I appeared severely
I am an inpatient acute mental health nurse actually - for the last 15 years. I also have Bipolar disorder on lithium. Very well controlled. But side effects of quetiapine were becoming impossible to live with. I tried aripiprazole and a reduction in quetiapine to a disastrous effect. I appeared severely
Equinedreams
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Mental Health Support
6 months ago
Difficult week
Hello I’m having a difficult week. I’ve been in this cycle of having a regular pattern of good and bad days. It is now a year since my last admission and things aren’t much better. Except, after a change in medication (my lithium levels were low), my last cycle was much milder. I’m due another downswing
Hello I’m having a difficult week. I’ve been in this cycle of having a regular pattern of good and bad days. It is now a year since my last admission and things aren’t much better. Except, after a change in medication (my lithium levels were low), my last cycle was much milder. I’m due another downswing
MotherOfBears
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Action on Postpartum Psychosis
7 months ago
lorazepam
hi , I was given lorazepam 1 mg 3x a day for an episode of severe anxiety , do I stay on this now ? I was on diazepam and lithium for 5 years but hit a brick wall and stopped taking both , still on quietiapine but now lorazepam and it does really work like magic but once it’s worn off I’m there again
hi , I was given lorazepam 1 mg 3x a day for an episode of severe anxiety , do I stay on this now ? I was on diazepam and lithium for 5 years but hit a brick wall and stopped taking both , still on quietiapine but now lorazepam and it does really work like magic but once it’s worn off I’m there again
Zoflorawonderland
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Anxiety and Depression Support
7 months ago
Calcium Citrate questions
I’ve been taking Calcium Carbonate on and off for over 5 years but my stomach really doesn’t like it. It makes me gassy and and causes me to have stomach ache. I have read that Calcium Citrate is more gentle on the stomach so I am trying to find what the equivalent calcium citrate is to calcium carbonate
I’ve been taking Calcium Carbonate on and off for over 5 years but my stomach really doesn’t like it. It makes me gassy and and causes me to have stomach ache. I have read that Calcium Citrate is more gentle on the stomach so I am trying to find what the equivalent calcium citrate is to calcium carbonate
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PMRGCAuk
3 months ago
T3 for treatment resistant depression
My son is 30. He has been suffering with a major depressive disorder for over 10 years. In that time, he has been prescribed every anti depressant under the sun, including Lithium, none of which have worked. He was sectioned last summer having been considered a danger to his own life. He is also a complete
My son is 30. He has been suffering with a major depressive disorder for over 10 years. In that time, he has been prescribed every anti depressant under the sun, including Lithium, none of which have worked. He was sectioned last summer having been considered a danger to his own life. He is also a complete
Wilkofan
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Thyroid UK
7 months ago
A question to lithium users
few people mentioned that they take 20 mg. In case of lithium orotate- 20 mg is summ of lithium and anion orotate, lithium is only 5 mg in the pill. However, some manufacturers put a label like lithium 20 mg on the bottle. So, when people say they take 20 mg, is it just a lithium or together with orotate
few people mentioned that they take 20 mg. In case of lithium orotate- 20 mg is summ of lithium and anion orotate, lithium is only 5 mg in the pill. However, some manufacturers put a label like lithium 20 mg on the bottle. So, when people say they take 20 mg, is it just a lithium or together with orotate
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Cure Parkinson's
8 months ago
parathyroid specialist
Hello lovely people . I have really benefitted from advice on this forum as regards medication following my total thyroidectomy. I have been prescribed high doses if calcium supplements and since taking them developed very dry mouth at night, to the point of my mouth burning . Tried calcium carbonate
Hello lovely people . I have really benefitted from advice on this forum as regards medication following my total thyroidectomy. I have been prescribed high doses if calcium supplements and since taking them developed very dry mouth at night, to the point of my mouth burning . Tried calcium carbonate
Britpol
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
PCOS HASHIMOTOS FBC RESULTS ADVICE NEEDED
Hello,I'm a 26 years old woman with two young children aged 2 and 3. I've had Hashitmotos disease since 2017 and suffered from postpartum thyroiditis after both pregnancys. I also suffer eith PCOS for over 10 years. I've recently come off the contraceptive pill (progesterone only) I was only on it
Hello,I'm a 26 years old woman with two young children aged 2 and 3. I've had Hashitmotos disease since 2017 and suffered from postpartum thyroiditis after both pregnancys. I also suffer eith PCOS for over 10 years. I've recently come off the contraceptive pill (progesterone only) I was only on it
Serendipity97
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PCOS UK (Verity)
5 months ago
Help and advice needed (PCOS, hashimotos, blood results)
Hello,I'm a 26 years old woman with two young children aged 2 and 3. I've had Hashitmotos disease since 2017 and suffered from postpartum thyroiditis after both pregnancys. I also suffer eith PCOS for over 10 years. I've recently come off the contraceptive pill (progesterone only) I was only on it
Hello,I'm a 26 years old woman with two young children aged 2 and 3. I've had Hashitmotos disease since 2017 and suffered from postpartum thyroiditis after both pregnancys. I also suffer eith PCOS for over 10 years. I've recently come off the contraceptive pill (progesterone only) I was only on it
Serendipity97
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Thyroid UK
5 months ago
Raised calcium levels on prednisolone for pmr and long term lithium
my calcium levels are raised and have been for some time. At the last blood test they were 0.61. They have been 0.64. I’m not sure when the alarm bells will ring for the medical profession. A GP at our practice would not refer me to an NHS endocrinologist. I have been to see one privately. I have done
my calcium levels are raised and have been for some time. At the last blood test they were 0.61. They have been 0.64. I’m not sure when the alarm bells will ring for the medical profession. A GP at our practice would not refer me to an NHS endocrinologist. I have been to see one privately. I have done
Elizabethjane7861
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PMRGCAuk
8 months ago
Any experiences of Lamotrigine for bipolar 2 depression?
I'm a 64 year old woman and got a diagnosis of bipolar 2 a couple of years ago. I haven't been on any meds until now, but am finally taking the plunge as the prolonged severe depressive episodes have made life untenable. I'm looking at options for meds and Lamotrigine seems to get good reviews for prevention
I'm a 64 year old woman and got a diagnosis of bipolar 2 a couple of years ago. I haven't been on any meds until now, but am finally taking the plunge as the prolonged severe depressive episodes have made life untenable. I'm looking at options for meds and Lamotrigine seems to get good reviews for prevention
bluebird59
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Anxiety and Depression Support
8 months ago
Calcium - forms, doses, timings
Hello, my adjusted calcium is slightly low and I was told to take two of the tablets I had been taking which are 600mg (so having two would mean 1200mg a day). My bloods were tested again yesterday and my adjusted calcium level has remained the same. Has this happened to anyone else?! I'm not on medication
Hello, my adjusted calcium is slightly low and I was told to take two of the tablets I had been taking which are 600mg (so having two would mean 1200mg a day). My bloods were tested again yesterday and my adjusted calcium level has remained the same. Has this happened to anyone else?! I'm not on medication
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Bone Health and Osteoporosis UK
5 months ago
Driving
I do hope that I’ll be able to help others on this forum, even just with a few encouraging words. As a new member I do feel it’s welcoming and supportive. I was diagnosed with Ascites in Feb this year. The doctor sent me home with lactose (just explaining was for constipation) and an appointment was
I do hope that I’ll be able to help others on this forum, even just with a few encouraging words. As a new member I do feel it’s welcoming and supportive. I was diagnosed with Ascites in Feb this year. The doctor sent me home with lactose (just explaining was for constipation) and an appointment was
SirRobert
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British Liver Trust
1 month ago
Blood results in. Can anyone help please?
serum iron level 30.3 umol (10-30) HIGH serum transferrin 2.6 (2.0 - 3.6) transferrin saturation index 47.5 (<55) serum sodium 140 mmol (133 - 146) serum potassium 5.1 mmol (3.5 - 5.3) serum chloride 103 mmol (95 - 108) serum urea level 4.3 mmol (2.5 - 7.8) serum creatinine 72 umol (45 - 84
serum iron level 30.3 umol (10-30) HIGH serum transferrin 2.6 (2.0 - 3.6) transferrin saturation index 47.5 (<55) serum sodium 140 mmol (133 - 146) serum potassium 5.1 mmol (3.5 - 5.3) serum chloride 103 mmol (95 - 108) serum urea level 4.3 mmol (2.5 - 7.8) serum creatinine 72 umol (45 - 84
dalzell
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Thyroid UK
6 months ago
Blood tests results. Can anyone help me understand please?
serum iron level 30.3 umol serum transferrin 2.6 transferrin saturdation index 47.5 serum sodium 140 mmol serum potassium 5.1 mmol serum chloride 103 mmol serum urea level 4.3 mmol serum creatinine 72 umol HbA1c 32.0 mmol serum albumin 44 g/l serum alkaline phosphatase 55 u/l serum inorganic
serum iron level 30.3 umol serum transferrin 2.6 transferrin saturdation index 47.5 serum sodium 140 mmol serum potassium 5.1 mmol serum chloride 103 mmol serum urea level 4.3 mmol serum creatinine 72 umol HbA1c 32.0 mmol serum albumin 44 g/l serum alkaline phosphatase 55 u/l serum inorganic
dalzell
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Thyroid UK
6 months ago
Calcium and cytomel
Hi, I need help adjusting my schedule for calcium and cytomel. Can somebody help please? I have to take calcium 3-4 times a day, and unfortunately also cytomel is spread out through the day. Now the schedule looks like this Cytomel at 7.00, 10:45, 14:00, 16.20 Calcium at 8:45, 12:00, 18:00 When
Hi, I need help adjusting my schedule for calcium and cytomel. Can somebody help please? I have to take calcium 3-4 times a day, and unfortunately also cytomel is spread out through the day. Now the schedule looks like this Cytomel at 7.00, 10:45, 14:00, 16.20 Calcium at 8:45, 12:00, 18:00 When
Viv123
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Thyroid UK
7 months ago
Inhaled bicarbonate
Hi everyone! I recently saw a severe asthma specialist who prescribed me inhaled bicarbonate to use with my nebulizer (it's in liquid form) when my asthma is flaring. I have done it a few days in a row and have been pleasantly surprised by how nice it feels. It's not a replacement for ventolin but the
Hi everyone! I recently saw a severe asthma specialist who prescribed me inhaled bicarbonate to use with my nebulizer (it's in liquid form) when my asthma is flaring. I have done it a few days in a row and have been pleasantly surprised by how nice it feels. It's not a replacement for ventolin but the
hilary39
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Asthma Community Forum
7 months ago
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