u/sneakylikebull

Hi all! I'm starting Lithium on Tuesday, 300mg once a day before bed, then twice a day after a week. What are people's stories for this medication? My clinic will be doing labs on me to monitor my body's response and avoid lithium toxicity. My psych and I really want something that works. I feel like I am treatment resistant at this point lmao.

For some history, I began taking medication January 2024, and my psych and I have been targeting symptoms more than diagnoses because of occasionally urgent episodes, so I have taken...

Wellbutrin SR at many doses, last 150mg, usually once a day which did not do anything; twice a day triggered mania.

Abilify, I think 5 mg twice a day. I think I took this with the Wellbutrin. I might have been stable for a bit but I remember just feeling so unhappy or apathetic all the time after a while.

Auvelity, which caused inability to orgasm (despite being super similar to Wellbutrin lol which did not cause this)

Vraylar. No memory of this one. Very forgettable but it was a while ago.

Pristiq. Probably triggered mania but I don't remember.

Prozac. No idea why we stopped this one but my suspicion is it didn't do anything. Many such cases

Seroquel. Put me to sleep like you wouldn't believe, but the weight gain after like a month made me feel dysmorphic in a way I am still trying to recover from. I think it was like 10% of my body mass

Lamictal. We were going slow to monitor for signs of rash and we didn't even get in the goal treatment range because it worsened my suicidality.

Back on Wellbutrin as a placeholder, but twice a day caused mania as mentioned, so now I'm starting Lithium.

Wish me luck lol.

Hi! I have asked different people and gotten different answers, so I'll ask here:

How do I obtain a bar card for Lafayette, Louisiana with minimal transportation needed? I was told I take an online course then go somewhere on Willow St in person, but which online course will get me both city and state, if any?

Hey, all.

I just need to get an IUD as soon as possible. I can't find anywhere that takes Medicaid besides one place with a mountain of negative reviews. I do not need anything to do with babies as I never want them. If I could shut the whole thing down, I would, but hysterectomies are only covered if absolutely medically necessary rather than for sterilization.

Bonus if they are not weird about trans people. Probably not going to have much luck on this front, but I know they're going to look at me like I'm crazy when they see M on my ID, and I am really not feeling like doing the whole song and dance if I don't have to.