Mad_Medusa wrote: »

@ObesityWarrior had lithium worked for you in the past? Not to be too personal

I have not been on the prescription lithium before, I was on Sodium valproate which did not work and lamotrigine which made me worse and aripiprazole which did not work and lots of other things I can not remember. I have tried Lithium orotate which can be purchased from amazon, I heard good things about it but did not work for me. Now I should be starting Lithium carbonate which is the big pharma stuff that gets prescribed. I am not optimistic but will give it a try when/if my blood tests confirm my liver/thyroid are healthy enough to take it. For now I am only taking Quetiapine which enables me to sleep and reduces psychotic symptoms but does not stop the mood swings at all. I am 35 now and was first assessed for mental health issues when I was 12, so I do not hold out much hope of a medical help working to be honest. I think my soul, mind and brain are just too damaged. I feel duty bound to try everything offered though and you never know maybe one day things will change for better. I am just frazzled I think from lifes traumas and seem to exist on the very edge of my coping limit so regularly fall over the edge with every little stressor. I have tried most things. I have had herbal remedies, acupuncture, spiritual healing, I even sat on top of a mountain in India and meditated on 3 different trips. I have tried the celibate vegan inner peace daily hours of meditation, I have also went totally the other direction and went wild. I did the get married and settle down thing. I did the get dumped and divorced thing. I did the free love thing. I feel I have covered most possibilities of how I might find healing. Ps had loads of therapy too,

2.8 Miles walking about for shopping and doctor's visit.

I found a local health walks group so went out with them today. I think it was around two miles country walking through varied terrain with hills so felt like more.

7 miles walking.