LITHIUM CARBONATE Reviews (LITHIUM CARBONATE)Average Rating: 3.3 (326 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LITHIUM CARBONATE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LITHIUM CARBONA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Mood and depression and bpd | ok for a few weeks but talked a lot ok for a few months now feel really depressed | F | 42 | 10 months 1000 | 11/5/2014 | 5 | Bipolar and anxiety | Poop. Lots of poop. It's probably a good thing, though. I used to poop only once every three weeks. It did make me throw up a bit, but that was because it was mixed with another one of my meds. It's all good now. | Um... Since I'm taking Prozac for the same reasons, I can't really tell what med is curing what. Since I can't tell, I'm just gonna say it works pretty good. Just try to drink a buttload of water because 1. Lithium requires you to have plenty of fluids, and 2. Ya maaaay wanna get rid of the slight metal taste on your tongue. | F | 14 | 1 years 20 2X day | 10/27/2014 | 3 | Bipolar Depression | Headaches, nausea, salty aftertaste, dehydration, no sleep, hand tremors, weakened muscles, increased aggression, hallucinations | I've only been on it for just over 2 weeks. It's helped keep me stabilized from suicidal thoughts, but the side effects can be pretty alarming. I just started getting hand tremors this morning. My hands and fingers move on their own now, which is sort of weird. The headaches aren't too bad, but I almost can't eat because of the nausea. The salty aftertaste and dehydration can be easily fixed with water. I can't work out as vigorously anymore because I feel weaker and incredibly nauseated. The hallucinations aren't terrible; just a little alarming. The meds are keeping me stabilized however, which I'll take anyday. | F | 22 | 2 weeks 450 MG 2X day | 10/23/2014 | 3 | bipolar, panic disorder, agoraphobi | Nausea, started manic stage right before switching from seroquel & trileptal, mania called down a little but massively tired again like depression, insomnia from mania and nausea when I take lithium. Maybe nausea, salivatinglike I'm going to vomit but don't. I drink my water as instructed and I have incontinence issues. | F | 41 | 2 weeks 600 | 10/19/2014 | 4 | Bipolar | Naseau, vomiting, dizziness, hot and cold flashes | F | 15 | 2 weeks | 10/13/2014 | 1 | bipolar | Dizziness want to throw up stomach upset hot cold hate it | F | 55 | 10 days 600mg | 10/11/2014 | 3 | bipolar disorder | I'm starting to have really bad pains in my right side like towards my back. Its starting to get unbearable. | F | 41 | 10 days 300mg | 10/7/2014 | 4 | Bipolar II | Zombie in the morning, sort of thirsty, tired | F | 10 | 2 days 900 mg | 9/17/2014 | 3 | manic episode/psychosis | Helped stop the mania but side effects are terrible. Instant weight gain, severe acne after a few months, hand tremors. Made me super self conscious. | F | 29 | 1 months | 8/12/2014 | 5 | Bipolar I - mania and aggression | This stuff saved me. My aggression levels went to nothing after being severely agitated and mixed (then manic) for weeks. However, I had to discontinue due to side effects. I have fibromyalgia and the direct release formula made me have severe migraines so I switched to extended release. No more migraines, but I was constantly nauseous, and I already have stomach problems so I couldn't continue taking it which was a bummer. It worked really well though, so if I'm ever in an emergency situation I would be willing to take it temporarily to reset myself. | F | 24 | 3 weeks 300mg | 8/8/2014 | 5 | Bipolar 2 | Initially, I was incredibly, desperately thirsty. This subsided at about three months. All I have now is an occasional fine tremor which worsens if I get hot and dehydrated. | Lithium didn't fix me, I'm still bipolar. But it took the edge off both the highs and the lows. My bad wild ideas aren't as bad and my depressions aren't as dramatic and unreasonable. The initial blood tests to find the right dosage are a pain, as are the periodic followups to check your levels- but both these things are better than lithium toxicity, I imagine. | F | 37 | 3 years 900MG 1X day | 7/18/2014 | 5 | Bipolar Rapid Cycling | No side effects as yet | This drug has changed my life after many years of being in my own world ,I can know look forward to a normal life again after . Last felt like this good when I served in the Royal Air Force . I am able to love people again. | M | 59 | 14 days 600mg 1X day | 7/6/2014 | 5 | Diagnosed MD in 1967 and began | Negligible | F | 72 | 10 years | 6/24/2014 | 3 | Diagnosed Bi Polar | Over the 30 years that I have been taking Lithium I have had every side effect mentioned ie my nephew died and I did not shed a tear or feel much of any thing no sex drive for the last 15 years then every year or so I suffer from depression mostly life sucks but I'm to be thank full there are no highs | F | 58 | 10 years 900 | 6/21/2014 | 5 | Manic Depression. | Some kidney pain in my back. I emailed some of you guys that are on it wondering if you dealt with the same thing. Not going to give up the lithium due to it though. Stomach pain. Low blood pressure. Sometimes confusion when conversing. | M | 28 | 10 days 150 mg 2x | 6/17/2014 | 3 | bi polar ptsd ocd severe anxiety | Tired tired tired headache crying feel sad numb lazy no energy hungry don't like!!!!!! | F | 28 | 4 days 600 | 6/9/2014 | 4 | Bipolar 1 | polyuria, slight tremor, flat feeling at times | I've been on Lithium and respiradol for the last 10 years and it's kept me out of hospital, had no manic episodes since except a short term hypomania | F | 46 | 13 years 500mg 1X day | 5/22/2014 | 3 | Severe Depression and Anxiety | Lack of concentration, dizziness, excessive sweating, extreme hair loss, weight gain of 15 pounds in 1st month,and more every month after, extreme thirst (1.5 gallons of water a day easy), dry mouth, and felt like my throat was burning. Also horrible migraines and muscle spasms. I was on this once before for four months and it was amazing. Only side effect I had last time was trouble concentrating and extreme thirst. This time I'm taking it and have really bad side effects. I have been practically stuck in bed all week because I'm so dizzy if I even lift my head I want to vomit. I must have drank at least 12 water bottles in the last 10 hours alone. Every time I run my fingers through my hair so much comes out! I'm not evwn going to mention the fact that my menstrual cycle has stopped for the last four months! The social anxiety has been drastically reduced, but maybe that's because I'm to miserable and foggy headed from the lithium to even think about that. | F | 24 | 6 months 300MG 1X D | 5/11/2014 | 4 | bp II | Hand tremor, weight gain | F | 48 | 10 years 900 daily | 5/2/2014 | 4 | Bipolar I | Immediate weight gain of 15 lbs in a month. Tremors after awhile. Unsure if other effects were from lithium or just the swings of bipolar. | Did wonderful when I first went on it. The quick weight gain was unexpected. I took it off but then it came right back. That was not normal for me. Also, after about 8 months I became so weak it was hard to get out of bed. This lasted 3 months until I got on different medicine. They're taking me off Lithium | F | 43 | 1 years 900 MG 1X day | 4/30/2014 |