
nigheandonn
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- Nov 2, 2009
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I've been on a 6 month down swing... some days it's like someone pulled the shade over my mind others I function okay, I'm just sad. I'm on lithium, only 300 mgs (I know that's a tiny dose, though I am a small person) and my doc wants to double it to 600 mgs. I hate taking meds, but bad things happen when I go off them.
I started an experiment last week- every morning as soon as I wake I sit for a 15 minute meditation. The results are amazing. I get through the day with no tears, I am more productive, and better able to structure my time. I've had a yoga practice for 3 years now so maybe this was the next logical step, but it's really surprised me. Now when I miss my meditation it's like missing a dose of lithium in terms of the change in my mood. Anyone else out there have a meditation practice? Has it helped? How? Were you able to reduce your meds as a result?
I started an experiment last week- every morning as soon as I wake I sit for a 15 minute meditation. The results are amazing. I get through the day with no tears, I am more productive, and better able to structure my time. I've had a yoga practice for 3 years now so maybe this was the next logical step, but it's really surprised me. Now when I miss my meditation it's like missing a dose of lithium in terms of the change in my mood. Anyone else out there have a meditation practice? Has it helped? How? Were you able to reduce your meds as a result?