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Day 4 Dealing with Temazepam AND Lithium Side Effects: A Personal Journey
The author shares their experience of feeling unwell after taking a high dose of Temazepam, dealing with withdrawal symptoms from lithium, and struggling to stay motivated with a list of DIY tasks. They anticipate a two-week getaway for rest and hope their symptoms will improve over time.
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Day 3 without lithium – it’s kicking in
Woke up again, for some reason I had set my alarm for 8am, what’s all that about? Pressed snooze, when it goes off again I’m going to press off. Stomach cramps, feeling sick and crazy headaches behind my eyes and pumping veins in my temples, was it the amount of Benzodiazepines that I took last
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Day 2 – On the wagon, the no lithium wagon
Feeling fine, I rise to Ruth’s alarm, grrrr. I feel okay, probably the lithium is on its half life. Been out with the family for birthday meal at 2pm so I’ve 4 hours to try to figure out what to do. Exhaustion is the norm for me following a meal I always feel extremely exhausted,
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Day 1 without lithium
So it has been 24 hours since I took my last lithium/Priadel. Have been feeling a bit weird, flushed and in some respects calm. I have always been told that if I muck around with my medication it will not be a matter of ‘If you relapse’ it is ‘When you relapse’ There is a
About Me
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Pseudonym is Andrew. I’m in the UK and have suffered wih physical pain and mental illness, Doctors have told me to write down my feelings and throw the paper way. I have not. From the age of 60 I have put it online for anyone to read…
Easy life? 