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Mental Health Support

mopinko

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6. they sure do.

Reply to moriah (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 5, 2014, 06:50 PM

Oct 2014

my sister is in a nursing home, and damn do i wish there was a better one for her.
not at all happy with the way they take care of folks.
she also has ms, and has mobility problems, which is the big thing that put her there. and yet they allowed her to get very overweight, a side effect of the drugs she is on. she is now totally immobile.

my children have all been told to just shoot me if i end up like that.

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So new doc introduced Lithium.... never had it before. [View all] moriah Oct 2014 OP

If I were you, I would talk to either my doc or my pharmacist. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #1

Thank you, hon. *hugs* moriah Oct 2014 #3

I know nothing about these, elleng Oct 2014 #2

be careful with the lithium. mopinko Oct 2014 #4

I'll watch it, and hopefully this doc will do the required blood tests. If he doesn't.... moriah Oct 2014 #5

they sure do. mopinko Oct 2014 #6

My grandmother died at 500+ pounds. Perhaps closer to 6. moriah Oct 2014 #8

Update: Doc had to reduce my dose. Now at 600 mg a day instead of 900. moriah Oct 2014 #7

Depekote Peace Seeker Aug 2015 #9

really. really really be carefull with your diet olddots Sep 2015 #10

I was on Lithium for awhile postatomic Sep 2015 #11