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Relapse
I had an appointment today with a psychiatrist, and after an hour together he came to the decision that I am suffering a minor relapse into psychosis. He says my symptoms could stabilise, with medication and help from someone at the mental health team. Or I could slip deeper into a new psychotic state, for…
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Anxiety
I’ve been suffering from increasing anxiety recently. Minor little attacks that leave me tight chested and unable to move. Occasionally I find myself in tears. I have had a referral to the mental health team and just have to wait for that to go through. They’ve acknowledged it, but I don’t know how much longer…
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Hello from England
That’s right I’m in the UK, visiting my family. I’m on antidepressants now though, sertraline. I have to email my psychiatrist every week to check in as taking them runs the risk of triggering hypomania. What fun! So long as it doesn’t start a psychotic episode. He recommended I go on them because my depressive…
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O.73
That’s right, my blood levels of lithium were in the magic range. That range when the pills have full effect. That was a couple of weeks ago and I cannot tell you my current levels. I guess I’m overdue for a blood test. I feel good, neither down nor up. Sure, I have days or…
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New Year
Well it’s 2023, and I’m feeling pretty blue. I miss my family so very much and regret my decision to live abroad, this is a feeling I’ve had more and more. Our flat mate is moving out, and away. He’s been like a brother and I know I’m going to miss him terribly. So, yeah,…
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No more, please.
I’m tired of going to give blood to test my lithium levels. Not that I’ve been so much, just having to make the appointments in person and then drag myself to the hospital at 8am for the extraction has been time consuming. I hope they will be less frequent going forward. I’m having an issue…
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I’m back
And back on Lithium! That’s right, I basically refused to start again after my procedure in September. My psychiatrist accepted, somewhat unconvinced and even tried to persuade me to take some other pill instead. I said I wanted to wait, and wait he did. Today he told me that the things I said I’m experiencing…
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Lithium in the blood.
I had a blood test for my lithium levels, then had to stop taking it because I was scheduled a colonoscopy. Those are fun! Days of eating the same dull food and then that delicious “milkshake” that makes you … . Well, you know what I mean. Today I can resume my medications as normal,…
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1.5mg
That’s right, my dose went up yesterday. Let’s see, that means I’m still 2-3 weeks away from knowing if this lithium makes any difference to my mood. I had assumed my spiritual side was related to my mental health diagnosis, as it seemed to have dried up with the antipsychotics. But with my favourite time…