>>7757189
I learned far too late about St. J's crazy long half life- 24 to 48 hours- which means at the time I was taking 6 caps, I believe that the plateau would have been the equivalent of a whopping 3.6 to 7.2 GRAMS, or 12 to *24* capsules. I actually don't even know how in the world I even survived, let alone have it not even have overt symptoms. I should have gotten serotonin syndrome, surely. Before lithium three or four caps felt like too much. Very strange.
Anyways, I think that after lithium I didn't need to be taking it anymore, unless I was actually depressed, and that after that point it may have been causing symptoms that I attributed to my bipolar depression. The comedown wasn't fun- I tried going cold turkey but quickly learned that was a bad idea. Horrible, immediatw depression like falling off a cliff, shaking, nausea and diarrhea. Even relenting and only taking one a day left me feeling depressed and in a fog for most of a week, but I feel a whole lot more stable and clearheaded now. No major mood/energy shifts for over week. Brain fog isn't anywhere near as persistent, and I can clear it away fairly easily with nicotine. Shoot, I might even be able to start drawing consistently again.
Moral of the story- even "natural" herbal remedies can screw you up good. For the love of all that's good and holy, if you go tampering with your brain chemistry because you too are cursed with the curse of MANUAL NEUROTRANSMITTERS, learn about elimination half life and know the half life of what you're taking. I've made a lot of stupid decisions because of ignorance, plus my terrible memory, constantly fighting for mental clarity to even think straight, plus good old ADHD in general.
Also maybe see a doctor, unlike me in all my self-medicated retard glory.
Man. I don't even know how I made it this far, I really don't LMAO.