Posted by Mitch on September 9, 2001, at 12:16:22
In reply to They all think i am, but am I?bipolarthatis, posted by emma lee on September 8, 2001, at 23:30:32
> Hi i'm emma. I'm an artist, and 19yrs old. I'm living in San Rafael, Cali. in a group living place(house). I've been through trials suchas leaving home for college, then the inevitable short term depression that comes hand in hand with leaving home/family/security, psychedelic drugs, cronic use of marijuana(senior year of highschool), psychopathic breakdown and hospitalization, then depression afterwards and suicidal thoughts while living with mother, weight gain(wrong meds), yadda yadda yadda. now all my docs and therapists believe I'm Bipolar, all of a sudden. I want to know the truth, but as we all know, the truth is in the eye of the beholder. I've read Don Miguel Ruiz's book: The Four Agreements, and understood it. Are lithium and prozac the right drugs for me? any input would be greatly appreciated. Be well(I think iam, might be the only one), emma
Hi, Emma
I was on that combo for about seven years and it worked pretty well (made it through college on it-so that says a lot!). I was only taking 300-450/day lithium and just a tiny dose of Prozac though (averaged about 2.5-5mg/day). The lithium can be a bit dulling (esp. at higher doses), but the Prozac seemed to actually help my attention and creativity.
Mitch
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