Journal
Please find below the latest posts in my journal putting onto paper show I feel inside, react outside and just day to day things. There are some very dark days that I have been quite candid. I am not a medical professional however I would be delighted for you to read my story, however dark it may become.
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So as 2026 rolls in is it just the same old shit? – LOOKING BACK LOOKING FORWARD
So you may or not realised that I became poorly with either the lithium withdrawal or the further enlightenment from the neurologist that there was more to withdrawals to come. So this afternoon watching a program about life in the 1950s they had none of our technology, habits or mindset. I even thought back to
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Managing Anxiety Before a Neurology Consultation
Getting nervous about another consultant apoointment
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Life without lithium, day 12 – headaches and nausea
I have not looked up how long I can expect to be suffering physically from the withdrawal from lithium. I am day 12 and I have stinking headaches, aching all over and falling back to diazepam. Diazepam has been on my repeat prescriptions so I have a few boxes, I have always thought that they
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Day 7 I think I’ve kicked lithium from my life
Relaxed all day, still grinning and trying to be polite and attentive to Ruth, I have mentioned earlier in the week that this could just be my own illness and nothing to do with lithium. So for me this journey has been better than I first thought, if you are in the same situation please
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Day 6 – Lithium withdrawal seems to be settling
Picked up a couple of new tablets for awful awful and tubes, but that is not related to this topic. Live it – So they say Please speak to Your healthcare provider, doctor, psychiatrist and anyone else whom is looking after you, before you even consider a similar journey that I have. The action that
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Day 5 Without Lithium: Struggles and Reflections
This is a start of day 5 without lithium, the pills are in the bin so there is no going back. I woke feeling like the world was on my shoulders, feeling really sad, words cannot explain this, if you have ever experienced a very sad day when you are also worrying about things then
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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
Easy life? 