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sfagrad
sfagrad
So I had my lithium dose lowerd and i am doing good so far/ I have been having issues with this med for two years and i have told my pdoc about it several times. Well i went to see him a week ago and told him things were fine. I do not mention my problem to him because i felt it was being managed my other meds.My paretns suggested I tell the pdoc again about this problem. I called and the lady told me the problem is not the lithium and that i need to see my gyno. I feel like he is not listening to me. This is partly why it took so lomg tp dx me as well. I am going back to see the dr on friday to explain things. As anybody had a simular situation?
DoorMAwss
DoorMAwss
Hey, sfagrad. Yeah, sometimes I feel my doctors don't listen to me at All, but I think it's because they are just Busy and they don't get the big picture about what bugs me when I talk to them.

I take lithium too, btw. I have started writing things down, kinda like a journal but shorter, (more like Notes), to take to the doctors when I go, so I can tell them Better what my problems have been. And it's been Helping them understand me better.

If you can make yourself, write little notes in a notebook every day, like, "600mg of lithium - still feeling dizzy" Or, "not thirsty today, but seeing shadows" Or, "today I felt Really panicky again".

Just, Notes, so you can be specific with the doctors.

I hope that helps - I know how frustrating it is when they don't Get what's going on

Huggs -
dancingd
dancingd
I've been lucky with my Pdoc. He has been very attentive to my needs and concerns.

Make sure you carefully watch your Lithium blood levels ... I went toxic twice in a very short time. And now I have kidney issues

Good luck
GinaWonders
GinaWonders
Yes, I had an emergency hysterectomy and everyone kept saying it was bipolar and not hormones - WTF?

We are in charge of our care - Not the doc's
sfagrad
sfagrad
Thank you. I do need to write things down. I really want to get off the lithium so I can stop taking my other meds hopefully. I normaly do take cahrge of my care but i just missed that one thing that was important and the dr for got that i told him.
SplitScreen
SplitScreen
If you have a smartphone there's an app I've used called Moody Me to track things for my pdoc and tdoc. I did a search and found the following on pinterest also:

http://www.pinterest.com/bipolarbandit/apps-for-bipolar-disorder/
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