Lithium levels and hydration — my team watched closely

My other medication needed reviewing and a pharmacist spotted something two doctors had not. Do have the interactions conversation properly.

Aiko, I have been where you are and I would rather say so than stay quiet.

The routine came apart first for me and the mood followed, and my therapist thought that order was informative rather than incidental.

What I would say is that a change in mood is worth reporting even if you cannot attribute it, and especially if you cannot attribute it.

Coming back to say I am better. It took two clinicians, one medication review and a very patient friend, and it took about eight months.

Flat rather than sad was the closest I could get to describing mine, and it took me two months to find a clinician who understood that distinction.

The support around me improved dramatically once I told people what would actually help, rather than expecting them to guess.

Building on what Leif wrote rather than answering the original question.

My experience is that this is discussed far too little and I am grateful this circle exists rather than it being folded into a general one.

I found it useful to separate what I could raise with a prescriber from what belonged in therapy, because I had been taking everything to the wrong door.

This is why I read the boring weeks. Thank you for the boring weeks.

What I did not expect was how much of my mood had been tied to a constant background effort, and how odd it felt when that effort stopped.

The thing that helped least was being told it was probably the medication, before anybody had looked at anything else in my life.

Mine improved over about five months, alongside sleep improving, and I genuinely cannot separate the two.

My prescriber asked directly about mood at every review, which I found intrusive at first and was extremely glad of later.