Lithium for all.
Soon we can be a race of calm, emotionless zombies, sitting watching television placidly, the screen's reflection flicking in our eyes as we stare, unchallengingly into the bright oblivion of state-controlled entertainment.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 14:42, 1 reply)

funny you should say that
about 18 months ago, after decades of misdiagnosis Mrs Spimf was finally given the correct diagnosis: rapid cycling bi-polar

every other, and i do mean EVERY other drug either failed or had dreadful side effect ranging from dramatic hairloss to organ failure

lithium however has capped the worst of the highs and lows to a managable level.

she's many things, but certainly not a zombie

nor does she watch the x factor
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 14:57, closed)

That's good to hear, because from what I'd heard, it knocks out the emotions pretty well completely.
That it calms, but deadens.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:20, closed)

not in the slightest
its kind of like a capped mortgage - it draws a line top and bottom that the moods are free to fluctuate within, it just prevents major crashes or manic highs

if given in heroic doses it will leave you catatonic so finding the right dose is crucial
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:31, closed)

How interesting.
I've learned something today.

I would also be interested in your opinion of the Nirvana song of the same name.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:34, closed)

i had no idea they had recorded Capped Mortgage

( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 15:37, closed)

It was the B-side to Negative Creep

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 16:05, closed)

Yeah, X-Factor will do that.

( Ghoti Fingers, Mon 26 Sep 2011, 18:19, closed)