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Does Depakote cause weight gain? Taking 500 MG twice day. Trying to determine source?
Recently prescribed Depakote 500 twice day. Gained 10 lb in 6 months Trying to determine cause
Prednisone - How long do side effects last?
Took two short courses of Pred 50 mg for two days and then 6 days later 6 days at 25 mg. By end of second course was suffering extreme night sweats Hypomania panic attacks anxiety that needed up 4 days later in a emergency room visit and ct scan. Mental health nurse and er doctor never made the... read more
How to take lithium for better results?
I take lithium 900 mg (3 pills of 300 mg) at night before sleep. Is it OK to take them all in one time? What is the maximum dose of the drug? Is it better to divide the drug twice? Once in the morning and once in the evening? Will it have a greater impact on bipolar disorder? Will it get me down if... read more
Took Depakote for a week and now I've wet my bed 3 times in 10 days !?
My doctor I saw while I was in the hospital for several days gave a low dose of depakote 3 x a day. I don't have mania or bipolar disorder just depression. I don't want to pick up the medication as all it did was make me numb and I wet my bed 2 times. I don't need this right? I'm on Wellbutrin XL... read more
Has anyone had their bipolar diagnosis changed or downgraded to mixed-depression or cyclothymia?
Mania does not met the criteria for Bipolar-2 for years, probably due to the mood stabilizers.
Is Vraylar 3mg OK to substitute lithium carbonate 300 mg?
I’m severely bipolar all the time, I’ve been out of Vraylar 3mg for 3 days, I’ve read that lithium Carbonate 300mg is the same and I took the lithium tonight and making sure if that is OK?
Lithium and Synthroid interaction?
Does anyone know if lithium suppresses or destroys thyroxine hormone production? I am curious about this interaction, because reducing lithium (medical advice) for short periods of times, with Synthroid remaining at same dose, hyperactivity, insomnia, and tingling seem to increase. How can we... read more
Depakote & tinnitus anyone?
Has anyone dealt with getting ringing in the ears with depakote? I already have tinnitus and afraid the medication will make it worse. It’s 250 er. Supposed to help with a few issues I have.
Does lithium reduce thyroxine production permanently? I am reducing lithium from 900mg (taken 35-40?
... years as no longer tolerated as well), and I wonder if the Synthroid dose has to be adjusted. I would like to distinguish possible hypomania from hyperthyroidism, in the reduction phase. Thank you for any information you have. I have not been able to get a reply from general physicians
I would like to ask a question about the relation between Synthroid dose, and lithium dose.
How can I distinguish hyperthyroidism from hypomania? I can no longer tolerate lithium and at 0 level, with Synthroid still taken at 0.112, I get excessive hyperactivity, energy, hunger, tremors, and anxiety. This happens after taking the Synthroid in a.m. and is palliated by lithium, which has now... read more
Can Zoloft cause manic episodes?
Can Zoloft at a high dosage cause mania that wasn’t normally there?
Can the capsule form of lithium be less effective?
I have been taking 300mg lithium carbonate tablets (one capsule twice a day) for a year now and it's worked like magic on my bipolar. However, my doctor recently switched me to capsules instead of tablets (don't know why- i just received the prescription change with no explanation) and today I got... read more
What can I do? I have gabapentin and Depakote. Now also Latuda?
What do I do? I take gabapentin, one pill 3 times a day and Depakote at bedtime. Now I have Latuda and have to take 1/2 twice a day with meals. How should I do this?
Help with auditory hallucinations?
I have bipolar and ptsd, and i have severe auditory hallucinations. I take risperidone and it used to help but it’s no longer working. What other meds work for auditory hallucinations?
How much lithium at one time is dangerous?
If someone has taken 3200 mg of lithium, should I be concerned for them? Is 3200 mg of lithium at one time dangerous?
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