Methadone and lithium

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Avatar f tn stay at a low dose and get off it as fast as possible this drug seaps into your bones and fatty tishues and the withdrawal is horable and last a long time we have a member txcowballs that just did a quick taper he is fighting it but he is way better off then if he was on it for years you may want to message him.....................................Gnarly..............................
477959 tn?1208204005 ok a brief history. I am 25 years old with a history of rage attacks since the age of 3, I mean the kinda rage that once I lose it I cannot stop myself. I always turn to hurting myself never others cause it seems like the pain is almost soothing. Anyway I have been on xanax since I was 17 and had always just been diagnosed with GAD and depression but ssri's made me suicidal and all in all much worse. I recently was put into a psych ward after a night of drinking and a suicide attempt.
Avatar f tn Since March 1st, Im recently down to 10mg a day of methadone. I do take xanax once a day and 1 trazadone at night. Pysch RNP wants to add Lamictal 25mg 2x a day. Will the Lamictal send me into withdrawals? Im scared to go thru withdrawals again.
Avatar m tn some of your post confused me ... and im not a doctor. but i was on lithium for ten years. i made a horrible decision to go off of it while i was getting off vicodin .... it was so bad. i was debilitated by depression. anyway i dont think you are saying you want to go off the lithium. but at any rate you are going to have to keep your water consumption up a LOT and you're going to have to try and eat something ... bananas, rice.
Avatar f tn But my question is he takes plavix, aspirin, lisinopril, Zocor, Zoloft, Coreg, lithium, and methadone. I took him off the lithium thinking that was the cause because after doing research sleeping all the time was something major with that drug. I was also thinking that it could be the Coreg because they up the dose last time he saw the doctor but that has had time to get in his system and not be the problem.
1172209 tn?1263427216 I've been on lithium for several years. At first I gained weight but after I got used to it my body just levelled off. If I was worried about anything it was the depression that was making me gain weight not only from eating but also not moving around much. If lithium gives you a few extra pounds it might be an ok thing if you get your life back. You have to watch your salt intake. Sure too much is bad but having the levels fluctuate isn't so good either.
717440 tn?1292743742 Hi, once in a while when I take my meds without food, I feel very ill, almost flu-like. I get hot and cold and hang out by the toilet. my pdoc hasn't sent me for bloodwork in a few months or more (can't remember last time I went... ok, I checked my calendar; Nov 19 and I started lithium Nov 27). I have a thyroid problem and it runs in the family. I've already been told to look for a new pdoc. I just want to know what the symptoms are if you are getting toxic from the lithium...
Avatar f tn I have also developed a thyroid nodule (after 2 years on lithium) and am taking 100 mcg of synthroid a day. Did the lithium cause the thyroid problem and is it reversible if the lithium is stopped?
Avatar n tn I guess there are a lot of side effects though from the lithium. So if anyone has also had lithium with RAI please post!
Avatar m tn my son on high dose of lithium he is having memory lost problems and problem focusing !!!! is ant body had similar problems with lithium also ??????
Avatar m tn lithium can cause bac to get really high, and sometimes its hard to tell when someone is drunk when taking lithium , atleast that is my experience, its a salt so it affects the body in hydration , so does alcohol , both dehydrate,
1102283 tn?1257817472 The problem with Lithium Carbonate is that the dosage needed is very high, and it requires blood monitoring to avoid toxicity. Lithium Orotate, on the other hand, is more bio-available, and safer than the Lithium Carbonate. The reason for this is that Lithium Orotate can be used at very low doses and is still effective. Dr. Jonathon Wright, who incidentally takes Lithium Orotate himself, recommends 10 to 20 milligrams of Lithium Orotate daily as a preventive measure. Dr.
Avatar m tn ive got this fear of the meds im on..im on methadone and xanax..both very low dose been on this combo 6 yrs now no problems.. i had the panic 1st in 1993..then got sevre hurt on the job in 2004..was put on oxy,s then i had to be taking off it and put on methadone... now the pdoc put me on lamictail with thisa combo...i asked him, about it..
Avatar m tn I've been on Lithium for approx. 20 yrs for bipolar disorder and the disorder ruined my life; it distroyed my career, family and my economic standing. I know many others have suffered as I have but I just wanted to get it out in the open. I bounced back a few times but it popped up again, why I don't know. If it was because I faild to take my meds, I'm not sure but I did have a few doctors that didn't know what they were doing.
Avatar m tn if i have carb cravings from lithium than the more carbs i eat the more fat i get. my question is how do you stop lithium induced carb cravings? when i eat meat and vegetables i feel full and satisfied but later in the morning i get this craving for bread and potatoes. its a vicious cycle i can't let go of. please help me with this dilemma.
Avatar n tn I am on 1200mg Lithium Carbonate daily. I just received results from blood test and my TSH level was 37.225. I am very concerned about this because I really need to be on Lithium. What should I do?
5987839 tn?1381922502 The one I took for years seemed to have run its course and my doc wants to change (as do I) ... She suggested lithium and as always I Googled it. The first thing I read was, it works on your central nervous system. That made me pause .. so I asked the doc about ms and lithium .. will lithium make it worse, or get in a disagreement w the Copaxone??
Avatar n tn It is normal to drink the methadone in Europe. When people are in the program with regular urine test they start with treatment of hep C with no problem, and they think that is positive. If the user inj heroine, the hep.C doctors want the user to start with methadone or Buprenofin before treatment start. Then is Ok to start with treatment of hep.C I think the inj. is not positive to the liver.
Avatar f tn Thanks for asking the question, bulldozer. I will be lurking for the answer. (Have been on low dose of Lithium for about a year; first 300, now 600; taking half in the morning, half in the evening. Never had a blood test.
979425 tn?1251403163 But my boyfriend and I are thinking that if we do plan to stay together we want a child in the future...and i want to know how does that work with lithium and other ppls experiences..
Avatar f tn The opthalmologist informed me that the lithium I am taking can cause rapid eye movement and because I already have a problem with this he thinks the lithium "may" be exacerbating the problem. This in turn is giving me the headaches. He is hoping that my new glasses prescription will make a big difference but has said that if not then I will have to come off the lithium. I just wondered if anyone else has experienced eye problems with lithium or in fact any other meds.
Avatar f tn has anyone had stomach problems with lithium and lamictal while takimg them at the same time?.....
Avatar f tn Does Lithium cause Hair Loss? I just recently started it and I was wondering if it could be the reason my hair is breaking off so bad...I'm 22 I'd rather keep my hair...
952564 tn?1268368647 Rapid repetative thoughts, pressured speech, pacing and restlessness, confusion, distracted, no concentration, lots of fidgeting and giggling and it is annoying. It is always unpleasant feeling. When I was a teen I was that hyper girl, joking around and bouncing off the walls. But, I think it has mutated. I've been on 300 mg of lithium starting first week in December. First 2 weeks in January I felt normal. I could get things done. I could think. Then boom, it all went bad.
1133317 tn?1264881827 I am 7 weeks pregnant with my first, so I don't have any previous pregnancies to tell you about. But I definitely relate to your post. I am on low as-needed doses of Xanax, ambien, and I'm on a daily dose of methadone for pain. I was starting to wean off the methadone until I got pregnant, and was told by the nurses at my clinic (and my own online research) that it's not safe to wean off opiates in the first trimester.
Avatar m tn ps. I was put on 1200mgs of Lithium at 16yrs old, and I had tremors, lack of appetite, and then I had two seizures. My neurologist said it was the Lithium, I stopped the drug against the advice of my pdoc at the time and my parents. I ended up having to start emacipation, which means releasing myself from my parent custody and requesting to be treated as an adult.
2010625 tn?1329372056 Lithium can cause thyroid problems, but thyroid issues can cause mental health problems. A simple blood test can rule out thyroid issues. I know here everyone is screened for thyroid as it can mimick bipolar and anxiety.
Avatar m tn When t comes to meds, everybody responds differently. However: Zoloft did nothing for me. Yes, I have been on an SSRI and lithium at the same time. It was quite a while ago, and I don't remember what happened. I believe the latest thinking is that bipolar depression is different from unipolar depression and that SSRIs are nor a good idea for people with BP. They can kick you up into mania.