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Risperdal - how long does a single dose stay in your system?
What is the drug life of risperdal ? If i took my 2mg tonight, will it still be in my system tomorrow night?
I accidentally took an extra levothyroxine pill last night?
I would like to know how long I wait until taking my usual dose of 88mcg and what to do about the blood test I will be getting in 4 more days. I am also on lithium carbonate 600 mg a day and 75 mg of seroquel at night, The pill somehow got in my pill case with the two other meds when I filled it.... 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?... read more
What are replacement drugs for Seroquel?
What are alternative drugs for quietapine/Seroquel? In the old days they prescribed lithium salt for bipolar disorder. Quietapine/Seroquel side effects are serious! Any other suggestions?
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?
Fluvoxamine - experiencing mania as a side effect as well as a withdrawal symptom?
Decreasing dose for good after being prescribed high doses in 2019. Mania has always been a part of the effects, but I did not know how to recognize it. Irritation aside that it wasn’t identified despite being observed by professionals, I feel like there’s a strong reason to decrease... read more
What is the best drug combination for a 71 yr old with dementia and a personality disorder? She has?
... denied anything is wrong her entire life, but she definitely goes thru the manic/mania stages like bipolar disorder. We can't seem to find the right combination to help with the dementia and stabilize her mood but also get her to lay down and go to sleep. When she doesn't sleep for... read more
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... 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?
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