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 | Manic/ physchosis | Thank god I'm off this medication! Acne everywhere, weight gain (I went from 100lbs to an instant 120), foggy thoughts, I felt like a fkn guinea pig, emotionless, depressed because of my acne/weight But... It did help for the time being! As long as you're monitored you're fine. Can cause severe thyroid issues! | F | 20 | 4 months 150 | 3/20/2014 | 2 | Bipolar Disorder | M | 39 | 1000mg 1X day | 3/20/2014 Patient History | 1 | Major Depressive Disorder (Add-On) | Initially caused nausea, hot flashes, hand tremors, increased thirst. | Dose must be slowly titrated and monthly blood tests are required during first several months to determine proper blood levels since their is a risk of lithium toxicity if improperly dosed. No increase in mood for major depression. | M | 26 | 6 months 750 1X day | 2/8/2014 | 5 | Bipolar type I | Made me feel high at first. Then I evened out. | M | 21 | 6 months 1200 mg | 1/6/2014 | 5 | Bipolar | Face felt congested @first, been taking it 18months and stablizes me, to a certain degree! Only medication that has!! | F | 38 | 1 years 800mg | 12/1/2013 | 5 | manic depressive / BI POLOR !@#$ | Dry funky mouth, like something done just die up in my s!@t. Foggy thoughts So far I don't feel nothing, Its only been four days. I was able to face my stalker without panik attack. Go home to move my stuff out of my apartment. I did not curse him out, panic or attake him | F | 36 | 4 days 600mg a da | 11/28/2013 | 4 | Manic depression | Feeling sick, thirsty, hard to sleep at night as my arm and leg feel so heavy and uncomfortable I've had hair loss 5lb weight gain | F | 39 | 4 months 600mg | 10/26/2013 | 2 | Mood disorder, depression | Horrible acne, huge cysts, anxious feeling, and lots of peeing! | F | 32 | 3 months 600 mg | 10/16/2013 | 4 | mood disorder NOS | thirsty at first, frequent urination | I have tried every antidepressant except the tricyclics. They work at first then stop. My new PDOC suggested a trial of lithium which was scary at first because I didn't want to be "that crazy". I has really mellowed out my moods and curiously called my anxiety. My irritability has almost disappeared. I feel a little flat but this might be what "normal" people feel-not high not low. Also notice impulsivity is a lot less. Will talk about the lingering depression at next visit. | F | 52 | 2 months 300 MG 2X day | 9/2/2013 | 5 | Bipolar | | I did experience one side effect and that was depression but I smoke weed to reduce my depression. Lithium otherwise saved my emotional life as well as my home life work life etc. I love it. | F | 18 | 1 days 1200 | 7/20/2013 | 5 | Bipolar II | For first 3-4 months I got little pimples on forehead, I gained about 5 ibs of water weight, increased thirst, bloated, hand tremors. It all went away after 3-4 months. I have not had a side effect or problem since. I have been on Lithium 5 years. | Lithium with Lamictal has saved my life. I take it with 150mgs of Lamictal and the combo works great for my mood disorder. 5 years on both meds and no problems. I tried every anti psychotic drug and they either made me gain a lot of weight or I couldn't stand up b/c I was sooooo sleepy. I had very little side effects on Lithium. They went away soon after I started Lithium. Lithium took about 6 months before I felt its full effect, but was worth it. I feel like me again. I didn't think I was ever going to get better. I felt so hopeless. I didn't want to try Lithium b/c of side effects. However there are side effects with all meds. I am so glad I tried it. Blood test doesn't bother me. I take twice a year. Just make sure you drink a lot of water. | F | 33 | 5 years 900 3X day | 5/15/2013 | 5 | Type II Bipolar Disorder | Hand twitches 12 hours from time of dose (If I'm using a calculator, I'll hit a button twice by accident). I take it at night, and the problem is gone by noon. Caffeine really exacerbates the hand tremors. I once thought it would be a good idea to drink a big coffee before an exam and my hand was shaking so bad that I couldn't write. I take this with 1500mg Trileptal and 400mg of Lamictal and I take them all before bed. They do make me very tired, but by the time I wake up I have no other side effects. | Lithium was the "game changer" when my doctor and I were working on an appropriate "cocktail" for me. It won't be a sudden change, where all of a sudden you feel great. The only noticeable change I could observe myself is the obsessive suicidal thinking toned down significantly. After 2 years of treatment, I still don't "feel" like the drugs work. I think It's sort of like if you look in the mirror every day, you wont really notice you gained 10 lbs. However, my friends and family have noticed a significant change in my mood and attitude (they don't look in the metaphorical mirror every day). I have also been able to successfully stay in school and hold down a job which was impossible 2 years ago. Even though I don't "feel" different, my life has changed for the better. Everybody is different chemically, and lithium may not be for everybody, but don't write it off just because you don't "feel" a change. Give it some time first. | M | 27 | 2 years 1500 1X day | 4/29/2013 | 2 | Bipolar type 1 psychotic feat. | Headache, extreme anxiety, lethargy, depression, tiredness, a lot of acne, amenorrhea, weight gain, hunger, thirst, mental fog, anhedonia, sluggishness, flat feeling, no emotions at all | It slightly reduces racing thoughts, but I normally can do that on my own.. I really don't feel any benefit from the drug.. The sedation is so extreme I only felt this when I was in my teens. Ugh. | F | 24 | 4 months 600 1X day | 4/16/2013 | 5 | Mood swings | None so far, all good, dont feel so tired, more energy so far so gud, this as been a miracle, and only been takin for a week | F | 44 | 1 weeks 400 mgs | 3/20/2013 | 4 | Bi-polar | Vomiting, extreme thirst all the time stomach pain Loss of bladder control | I take two 300mg of lithium at night, I sleep off the "Zombie" effects and it has stabilized my bipolar symptoms | F | 27 | 4 months 600mg 1X day | 2/3/2013 | 3 | Manic depressive paranoia | Sleepiness, dizziness, mild hand trembling, difficulty concentrating/thinking, metallic/sweet taste in my mouth, and difficulty driving (hand in hand with the sleepiness). | After years of anger management type issues, I visited a psychiatrist. I was diagnosed with manic depressive paranoia disorder and he suggested that I start taking Lithium Carbonate. He started me at 600mg a day and then upped it to 1200mg a day (extended release tablets). He also put me on Seroquel (200 mg a day) to help me sleep and to act as a piggyback drug to the Lithium. My side effects have been odd and they fluctuate. I'll go a week feeling like the meds are having zero effects. Then I'll have a week of bad hand trembling with the taste in my mouth. Then I'll have a week where I'm nearly comatose (driving is really fun then). Then I'll have a week where I'm feeling all of them, etc. The meds do feel like they have leveled me out (most days), but reading all of the various internet pages talking about how bad it is really has me wondering about it. | M | 39 | 2 months 600mg 2X day | 1/14/2013 | 1 | bipolar and borderline disorder | Severe shaking (not fine tremors) my whole body shaking and hands shaking like I am withdrawing from alcohol/drugs. My throat burned and severe dry mouth (must drink lots of water). "Medicine Head" feeling. But, the shaking is by far the worst! Cannot even put on mascara! Embarassing when paying at stores, the money exchange is very awkward. I feel like I should disclaim to clerks why I am shaking so bad, but what do I say? "btw, I am shaking like this because I was put into the psych hospital for 10 days as I was suicidal and having a bipolar episode, and my borderline almost got me killed in a road rage incident...." Yeah, that would help alot... | This medicine is apparently dangerous. I would think, anytime a medication regiment that required that "lithium levels" be checked, you are not taking something that's necessarily great for you. The psychiatrist in the hospital told me "Well, the "SIDE" effects happen, before the "GOOD" effects do"... BS! I cannot function like this. I quit taking it, now I am seeing that quitting cold turkey acts as an antagonist to perpetuate the side effects even worse. So, now I'm shaking all over my body. I wish I knew when this would stop - I know I have mental problems so this is likely a statement in redundance, but "I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING CRAZY!" DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE!!! If you are one of the fortunate that this medication helps, kudos, but, if you've never taken it, I would not if I were you. Ask the doctor to give you something different - and, if you feel the shaking coming on... (it came on me gradual and progressively worsened)... call your dr. ASAP. | F | 37 | 11 days 300mg 3X day | 12/15/2012 | 3 | Bipolar I | Really bad hand tremors, muscle weakness, some lethargy, trouble concentrating, increased appetite and some weight gain. Also taking Abilify 10 mg qd and Divalproex 500 mg qd. Wish I could go back to Lamictal. | M | 35 | 9 months 900 mg | 12/2/2012 | 5 | bipolar | very thirsty and urinated a lot. slight hand tremors | Works great for mania but not depression. It does however keep suicidal thoughts and behavior away. | F | 45 | 8 weeks 1200 1X day | 11/26/2012 | 3 | Bi-polar disorder | acne, weight gain, lower energy levels, emotional stability, increased sensitivity to enviroment | After being hospitalized after an episode, I spoke to a patient who was recovering from alcoholism. He recommended using lithium, so I decided to try it after doing some research. Lithium made me feel high the first time I took it. I have tried to smoke weed while taking it but the high was too intense, it felt like my first time again. This medication makes all my senses seem heightened. I feel less social anxiety now. | M | 18 | 5 weeks 600 mg 2X day | 11/25/2012 |