Comments on: Meh http://crankydragon.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/meh/ Don't you dare throw that out. I can use it. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gabriel... http://crankydragon.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/meh/#comment-121 Gabriel... Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:37:11 +0000 http://crankydragon.wordpress.com/?p=71#comment-121 Lithium can do that. In the beginning it can actually make it harder for us to sleep and to think clearly for parts of the day. Lithium takes about a month to three months to get to the levels in our blood where it actually works against the disease. Then another month to two months before the effects on our behaviours can be seen. It's really important in the beginning to have your blood tested. The Lithium level has to be within a specific range, so the blood tests let the doctor know to up or lower the prescription. I've always felt knowledge is power when it comes to manic depression, so this is something I put together on Lithium: http://saltedlithium.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/got-lithium/ Lithium can do that. In the beginning it can actually make it harder for us to sleep and to think clearly for parts of the day. Lithium takes about a month to three months to get to the levels in our blood where it actually works against the disease. Then another month to two months before the effects on our behaviours can be seen. It’s really important in the beginning to have your blood tested. The Lithium level has to be within a specific range, so the blood tests let the doctor know to up or lower the prescription.

I’ve always felt knowledge is power when it comes to manic depression, so this is something I put together on Lithium:

http://saltedlithium.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/got-lithium/

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