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What exactly is the drug "lithium" for...I think it has something to do with depression (bipolar)...? |
In the new EvanEscence cd "The Open Door," Amy Lee sings a song called Lithium. The song goes: * * = chorus ____ *Lithium-Don't want to lock me up inside Lithium-Don't want to forget how it feels without Lithium-I want to stay in love with my sorrow* Oh, but God, I want to let it go. Come to bed, don't make me sleep alone Couldn't hide the emptiness, you let it show Never wanted it to be so cold Just didn't drink enough to say you loved me I can't hold on to me Wonder what's wrong with me *Chorus* Oh, don't want to let it lay me down this time Drown my will to fly Here in the darkness I know myself Can't break free until I let it go Let me go Darling I forgive you after all Anything is better than to be alone But in the end I guess I had to fall Always find my place among the ashes I can't hold on to me Wonder what's wrong with me *Chorus* Oh, I'm gonna let it go _____ It sounds like a song about depression. What does this song mean and what is "lithium?" OK, so this is from a bipolar sufferer... Lithium is the oldest drug used in the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic depression). Bipolar sufferers endure prolonged periods of clinical and often suicidal depression and periods of hypomania and mania. During hypomanic phases, we are often super productive, creative, successful, outgoing, and then we develop into mania and begin to lose the plot, sometimes descending into psychosis. I'm going to break up the order of the chorus by one word, and insert commentary. Don't want to lock me up inside Lithium << there is a terrible feeling of being emotionally restricted while on bipolar medications - the range of emotions feels compressed, and you feel trapped >> Don't want to forget how it feels without Lithium << there is a terrible longing to return to the high flying hypomanias, where you were all powerful, nothing could stop you and everything was exciting >> I want to stay in love with my sorrow << even the depths of depression become strangely comforting as the disease cycles - it's kind of warm and dark, and it's too much effort to break away from >> Oh, but God, I want to let it go. << from the rare perspective of normality, in between the wild swings, it becomes obvious how much this disease wrecks your life. It has cost me relationships, jobs, $ tens of thousands, almost my marriage and almost my life on several occasions>> You get the picture? It's used to treat bipolar disorder, though scientists don't know why or how it works. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lithium... lithium is a rare metallic gas. it is more efficient in storing energy than battery acid so it is used in new batteries. never heard about a drug called lithium before. Yes, lithium is for bipolar, it's considered a mood stabilizer being so bipolar disorder is both manic and depressive. I was misdiagnosed for bipolar two years ago and they had me on lithium, when you're on it you have to be careful of your salt intake as it is a form of salt. Lithium can also be prescribed along with antidepressents to help them work. Personal Experience It used to be used (and sometimes still is) to treat mental illnesses such as scisophernia and bipolar disorder. I think it actually works as a mood stabalizer. I have heard of it also being used on patients with other disorders why are on various mood altering meds because it helps to stablilize the effects of the various meds. I don't agree with using it because it is just so hard on the body. From what I have seen they generally have to give patience being administed lithum regular kidney tests. It was a good treatment in the 60s when it was all that was available and it helped patients to lead a somewhat normal life but there are far better medications available now. |
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