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Diabetes board
  1. Not sure if diabetic or hypoglycemic - need information 24th October 2006
    ... diabetes? I usually post on the bipolar board and take lithium (which makes you excessively thirsty, frequent urination...

  2. Bitter Melon 17th October 2002
    ... First, any mineral....calcium, magnesium, sodium, lithium , potassium, chromium, vanadium, copper and tons of...

Diet & Nutrition board
  1. No appetite except for specifics 19th April 2007
    ... that's it. What's wrong with me? I take Cymbalta, Lithium , Spironolactone and Lamictal, I also use Salex, Duac...

Digestive Disorders board
  1. Meds make me gassy 22nd November 2006
    ... times. The result is just about the same. I take Lithium carb, Lamictal, Cymbalta, sawpalmeto and one a day...

  2. Please help! 1 yr and counting! 25th March 2005
    ... pills i take, I took something called "serenity now" lithium orotate awhile ago and it made me 10x worse and anxious...

Disabilities board
  1. Med's for the Depression part of Bi-polar 13th January 2008
    ... center who suffer from bi-polar and they give them lithium ....

  2. Bi-Polar waiting for SSD 10th January 2008
    ... probably don't even appreciate it. Have ever of you tried lithium or haldol? In the local paper here, they reported...
    ... probably don't even appreciate it. Have ever of you tried lithium or haldol? In the local paper here, they reported ... I have thought about asking my shrink about the lithium and the haldol and even the electric shock.... My...
    ... Lamitical, for Bi-polar clanapin, I think for sleeping and lithium for Bi-polar. I do not like her Doctor at all. He...
    ... good for her. Another thing that comes to mind is the Lithium because it can be a dangerous drug. I remember when ... only that I like to have suffered from what is called Lithium poisioning. This is where you get too much of this ... death. Check out to see what info you can find on Lithium poisioning and see what is says. Also RSD does cause...
    ... listen when they are in such a state. I know that lithium is bad and she is also on Lamitcal. I do not think...
    ... thing. It came to the point that I was suffering from lithium poisioning and the doctor finally took me off of it ... just hope that maybe someone can get through to her. Lithium is the type of drug that if you're not suffering from...
    ... thing. It came to the point that I was suffering from lithium poisioning and the doctor finally took me off of it ... just hope that maybe someone can get through to her. Lithium is the type of drug that if you're not suffering from ... other bi-polar meds. When I try to tell her that the lithium and lamitcal are for bi-polar and that she does not...
    ... been lowered. The main thing I worried about was the lithium ans clonapin. She was also put on cymbalta. She ... and found out that you should not drink coffee with lithium . It's just scary to have to take so many med's...
    ... see that your sister is doing better.... I know that lithium is a scary drug... I am scared to death the psychiatrist...

  3. Want to hear from others with depression and SSI 27th January 2005
    ... times in the past 4 months. I am currently taking lithium (suppose to help the anti depressant work better)...

  4. Am I disabled? 20th July 2004
    ... compulsive, and borderline personality traits He takes Lithium 1200mg (4 tabs a day), Depakote 1000mg (2 tabs), Remeron...

Drug Interactions board
  1. need to know if this is fatal 9th February 2008
    ... Both Methadone and Lithium prolong the QT interval and a combination of both ... cardiac arrhythmia. I don't know your dosing of the Lithium or family history, but this could potentially be a...

  2. many many meds 14th May 2007
    ... ok, so i take: Cogentin Abilify Risperdal Lithium Depakote Advair Paxil Albuterol nebulizer as needed ... ER to be evaluated? I know there is a such thing as lithium toxicity. Thanks in advance...
    ... 2982931]ok, so i take: Cogentin Abilify Risperdal Lithium Depakote Advair Paxil Albuterol nebulizer as needed ... ER to be evaluated? I know there is a such thing as lithium toxicity. Thanks in advance I was referred to...

  3. Cymbalta, Lihium, Seroquel, Lunesta... 2nd March 2007
    ... for that yet. She is currently on 60mg Cymbalta, Lithium , and 1mg Lunesta. The Cymbalta is doing good for ... been on it for over a year. She was started on the Lithium within the past 4 months however to reduce the severity ... than externally. I attribute that most likely to the Lithium , but I can't be sure. So anyway, given the Cymbalta ... the depression over the past year (even before the Lithium ), our goal was to figure out what might help her sleep ... for a sleep aid that's not created for sleep? The Lithium was bad enough in my opinion as I would consider it ... a toxic "element" ( Lithium is not a drug mind you - and is responsible for her ... other similar depression treatment drug Cymblalta, and Lithium , perhaps permanently eliminating all progress and ... dosage of Lunesta, and we need to figure out if the Lithium (which is at therapeutic level) is causing the side...

  4. Celexa,wellbutrin, Xanax 9th January 2007
    ... epressants- wellbutrin, effexor, remeron mood stabilizer - lithium antipsycotic - zyprexa I have severe major depressive...
    ... epressants- wellbutrin, effexor, remeron mood stabilizer - lithium antipsycotic - zyprexa I have severe major depressive...

  5. topamax, wellbutrin, effexor... 25th October 2006
    ... 150mg Wellbutrin 300mg Zyprexa 20mg Remeron 60mg Lithium 1050mg Colace 200mg trg247...

  6. alcohol and lithium 25th July 2006
    ... I currently take 1050mg daily of Lithium . As long as it does not happen to often and you do...

  7. Concerta, wellbutrin, trazodone, lamictal (lamotrigine) and ativan 1st June 2006
    ... a similar cocktail : effexor, wellbutrin, remeron, lithium , zyprexa and trazodone and have been told they are...

  8. drug cocktail 3rd November 2005
    ... Zyprexa 20 mg Trazodone 200mg Wellbutrin 150mg Lithium 1050mg its not working very well, beginning to...

  9. wondering about interactions of 3 different meds 5th March 2004
    ... I have been on lithium and ativan for a very long time, and just started...
    ... concomitant use of Donnatal w/Trazadone and Donnatal w/ Lithium may produce additive depressant effects according ... fatigue, dizziness etc. Also just for your info, lithium and trazodone have a moderate Drug-to-Drug possible ... present an interaction with the Trazodone and/or the lithium more than the Ativan. zuzu xxx...
    ... Also I am a cigarette smoker and it sounds like my lithium and the trazodone could cause some respiratory problems...
    ... I have been on lithium and ativan for a very long time, and just started...

  10. Trazodone anyone? 28th February 2004
    ... don't, but I have blood tests regularly anyway for lithium levels. I too love Traz. Wouldn't know what to...

  11. Is Zoloft the wonder drug? 9th October 2003
    ... Zoloft before, 200mg a day, but I was also on 900mg of Lithium a day, and taking Zyprexa to sleep, I was so numb...

Eating Disorder Recovery board
  1. Lithium 15th May 2006
    ... several drugs I was put on during the 10 years was Lithium . It is a very powerful drug. I did gain weight but ... mid 90's for me and my doctor tried me on Prozac, Lithium , Valproic Acid, Ritalin (I liked Ritalin but I think...

  2. Anyone on Lamictal? 30th January 2006
    ... bipolar disorders, and it is the first medication since Lithium granted FDA-approval for the maintenance treatment...

  3. I will never overcome my eating problem on my own! 4th July 2005
    ... the heavy hitters like seroquel, zyprexa, depakote, lithium , that kind of stuff. Taking an SSRI (selective...

Environmental Disorders board
  1. Constant Mucus and Throat clearing! 12th May 2006
    ... was exposed to a mineral supplement that contained lithium and arsenic iodine and other trace minerals or colloidal...

Epilepsy board
  1. A question of little seizures, for the pro's 25th March 2007
    ... recently my doctor put me on Lamictal because my lithium was causing me issues. This is a great med for Bipolars...

  2. Lamictal - searching for dosage feedback 4th September 2005
    ... was 6mg but it got reduced). I tried to go back on Lithium but it didn't work and my face burst into acne. Then...

  3. Don't know what to do! 27th May 2004
    ... bamazepine may be used as a monotherapy or as an adjunct to lithium in the treatment of acute mania or prophylaxis of ... dysphoric mania or rapid cycling who are non-responsive to lithium may show a positive response when treated with carbamazepin...

Eye & Vision board
  1. shooting pains in eyes 25th July 2006
    ... feels like someone sticking a needle in. Im taking lithium so i wondered if it could be a side effect from this...

Fibromyalgia board
  1. Newly diagnosed with fibro 9th December 2007
    ... very interested in finding out. have you ever tried lithium ? i have. that's all I'm going to say because I dont...
    ... BP. You name it, I have been on it other than the lithium .... cymbalta, depakote, buspar, prozac, the list goes...

  2. Muscle Spasm 25th August 2007
    ... for (Anxiety), (Celexa) for (a nerve blocker) and ( Lithium 5 mg) for (Muscle spasms), (physical Therapy & Massage...

  3. New to boards and looking for support and help with questions 31st August 2006
    ... x1per day Lamotrigine 37.5mg(lamictal) x1 perday Lithium carb cr tab 450 mg x1per day Lithium carb er...

  4. Please Help Me...Dr. Appt. Tues 16th December 2005
    ... something to help me sleep because the Nortriptyline and Lithium are not helping me at all. I know Endocet is expensive...
    ... help you relax and sleep. It seems to me that the Lithium should be helping you to relax. I'm not a med expert ... , but I just can't imagine being wound on Lithium . You might want to look into switching to a general...
    ... I am Bi-Polar, that is why I am on the Lithium and Nort. I was seeing a Phsyc. But have had to move ... dollars in medical bills from when I was 18. No the lithium nor the Nort. do not help me sleep or fall asleep...
    ... don't know what you could take with the Nort. and Lithium , but you could look into xanx or something. Or maybe...

  5. Listen to What Doctor Told Me Today 13th December 2005
    ... along with my hands, and that all I was taking was my Lithium and Nortriptyline. He told me "Well Fibromyalgia ... names in my head. So, guess what he did, he raised my Lithium up three times the amount I was taking, and raised...
    ... Hon, I don't know what the lithium is for unles you have bipolar. I have heard that too...
    ... talk. you call your doctor and do not increase your lithium . high doses of lithium kill the thyroid. lithium is...
    ... You are so right. Kim please don't increase your lithium or other meds before talking to your PC. What an...

  6. IMPORTANT: Check out the list FDA recalled meds distributed by Able Laboratories 4th June 2005
    ... I DO know that my headache med is listed there. Lithium is also there, which is a sedative. There are other...

  7. for tk and her shrink 31st May 2005
    ... when he drank, and he drank obsessively. He was on Lithium for his nerves. Remember THAT med? He would disappear...

  8. Hand and Arm tremors-Come with Fibro?? 18th May 2005
    ... misdiagnosed with Bipolar disorder and was taking Lithium and developed "lithium tremors" in my hands so bad ... since being correctly diagnosed and going off the lithium I have not had a problem with constant shaking, just...

Gulf War Syndrome board
  1. Gulf War Syndrome? You need to see this.... 27th December 2003
    ... and copper...with resulting deficiencies of zinc, lithium , calcium, and magnesium!!! Folks, you need to look...

  2. Acid Reflux and Gulf War Syndrome 18th September 2003
    ... levels of many metals and resulting calcium, magnesium, lithium , and zinc deficiencies. Needless to say, I was stunned...

Headaches board
  1. Topamax user 9th January 2008
    ... since and chewed the doctor out. Had a reaction to lithium lots and lots of tremors and weak legs. I'll be honest...

  2. Chronic Paroxysmal Hemicrania/Ice-Pick Headaches? 13th February 2005
    ... and my doctor wanted to try Topamax on me because Lithium just wasn't working well on me. So Topamax being an...

  3. Newbie and hurting 2nd December 2004
    ... now. I think I'm going crazy. I have tried Imitex, Lithium and Depakote in the past and they didn't help. The...
    ... now. I think I'm going crazy. I have tried Imitex, Lithium and Depakote in the past and they didn't help. The...

  4. Other options other than amitriptyline? 18th September 2004
    ... dilantin, tegretol, depakote, clonadine, lupron, lithium , verapamil(calan), Indocin, Thorazine, Propranolol...

  5. Anyone here diagnosed with Cluster Headaches? 31st July 2004
    ... Then one day it just quit working for me. I used lithium as a preventative for a couple of years and then that...

  6. Migraine preventatives 24th April 2004
    ... depakote, neurontin, compazine, clonadine, xanax, valium, lithium , verapamil, proprananol, indomethacin, and many more...

  7. Headache that starts on right side of head 15th April 2004
    ... migraines. Imitrix, zomig to abort and verapamil and lithium or sometimes predisone to prevent them from comming...

Hearing Disorders board
  1. Tinnitus and hearing loss - drugs that can cause it 26th April 2005
    ... fluoxetin (Prozac) 9. imipramine (Tofranil) 10. lithium 11. melitracen 12. molindon (Moban) 13. paroxetin...

Heart Disorders board
  1. anyone else have a pacemaker?? /X\(..)/X\ 16th August 2004
    ... you are and what you are made of (even if it is a lithium battery). :) Be good and I hope to hear from you...

Hepatitis board
  1. bi-polar disorder and pegasys treatment 4th October 2004
    ... experience with bi-polar disorder and this treatment? Would Lithium be an acceptable drug at this point?...
    ... experience with bi-polar disorder and this treatment? Would Lithium be an acceptable drug at this point? The fact...

Herpes board
  1. Trials and Tribulations of Vitamins 28th May 2005
    ... suggestions for remembering to take these things? (I swear lithium kills brain cells) I forget things really easy.....

  2. depression medication 14th January 2005
    ... know if the drugs used could cause outbreaks? I take Lithium , Wellbutrin and Lamictal. Thanks. Glad you guys...

High & Low Blood Pressure board
  1. B/p spikes & steriod creams 27th November 2007
    ... some time in a mental hospital before being out on Lithium which she has to take the rest of her life. My...

  2. Your experience with Diuretics 16th November 2007
    ... side effects? like drinking tea to lower the level of lithium in the body, because diuretics increase it? Maybe...

  3. Paroxetine 10th November 2006
    ... depression...Paxil is the wrong kind of med for that. Lithium has been the drug of choice for bipolar for several...

  4. 128/80 Walking and diet works! 9th October 2006
    ... diuretic and a cholesterol lowering drug. Because I take lithium for my biploar condition, the water pill was causing...

  5. On lithium need advice 7th October 2006
    ... s a tough question because most bp meds will shift lithium levels. There are two meds both beta blockers that ... don't appear to interact with lithium , I did a drug interaction check. You can ask your...
    ... anyone know the bp meds that can be prescribed with lithium ? I'm bipolar and found that the diuretics caused ... my body to retain too much l lithium . Maybe someone out there can recommend a drug or ... combination that works with lithium . My reg doc seems to think the diuretic wont cause ... a problem, but since my last visit my lithium level went sky high so I disocntinued the diuretic ... that in cooperation with your doc? Did he know your lithium level went up? What did the doc who prescribed and ... presumably is tracking your lithium say about the diuretic? Do these two docs communicate...
    ... me the diuretic knowing full well that I was taking lithium . He said it was ok, which shows his familiarity with ... lithium . My Pdoc got my blood results and told me to go ... off lithium immediately. Since I had been on the same dose of ... lithium for almost 3 years, I knew it was the diuretic that ... caused the high lithium level. The way I dealt with it was to stop the...

  6. Hydroclorothyazide and kidney pain?? 9th February 2005
    ... or Addison's disease. Diuretic drugs, cyclosporin, lithium , heparin, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, and trimethoprim...
    ... or Addison's disease. Diuretic drugs, cyclosporin, lithium , heparin, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, and trimethoprim...

  7. For Axe 14th July 2004
    ... bumetanide (Bumex), indapamide (Lozol), and others; or lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith, others). You may not be able...

High Cholesterol board
  1. help!!! 7th December 2005
    ... test results and what they mean. My brother has been lithium , now off, but on long enough to cause severe damage ... triglycerides reading, (brace yourself) 1570. Dr. thinks lithium played major role in all this happening or that he...
    ... test results and what they mean. My brother has been lithium , now off, but on long enough to cause severe damage ... triglycerides reading, (brace yourself) 1570. Dr. thinks lithium played major role in all this happening or that he...

  2. Exercise and cholesterol 8th March 2002
    ... hypokalemia (diuretics, theophylline, amphotericin B) lithium succinylcholine antibiotics (trimethoprim, isoniazid...

Hormone Problems board
  1. Hormone levels, saliva test inc., hypoadrenia, change diagnosis bipolar. urgen 25th April 2007
    ... Best i've had yet after 5ssri's 1 antipsychotic, and lithium as a stabilizer) Oh and I wasn't on ritalin for...

  2. PCOS, mood swings, breast pain??? 10th November 2006
    ... you should have been put on a mood stabilizer, like lithium or depakote. Giving someone who is bipolar an antidepressa...

Infectious Diseases board
  1. being referred to infectious dieseas specialist...lots of questions 1st January 2004
    ... bacterial infection (unless the person is on steroids or lithium , where the results kinda get muddled). Not all cases...
    ... bacterial infection (unless the person is on steroids or lithium , where the results kinda get muddled). I totally...

Infertility board
  1. Picture This -- I Can Laugh About It Now 25th July 2006
    ... far as pregnancy goes, typical mood stabilizers like lithium are bad for the fetus, but what I'm on hasn't seemed...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome board
  1. Methadone for IBS? 31st May 2005
    ... website today that said medicines like Xanax, Valium, Lithium , and Ativan are highly addictive.. and then it went...

  2. levbid..board25..plz respond... 2nd March 2005
    ... meds like xanax, klonopin, and valium... as well as lithium , which is what is in the librax that i take... its...

  3. Stomach and Vagina Pressure 20th March 2004
    ... me more help. I'm on other medications too. I take lithium and lorazepam for another problem. I guess supplements ... would help, but I worry about interactions with lithium . Your husband sure is very considerate and caring...

  4. excrutiating gut pain 9th February 2004
    ... Thanks for the good advice. I take a medicine called lithium , and if I take calcium with it, I tend to get stomach...

Kidney Disorders board
  1. Scheduled for lithotripsy Monday morning and seriously freaking out! 7th December 2007
    ... right up until I went back. I opted not to take the lithium and another pill (not sure what it was) because both...

  2. help with acute renal failure 29th December 2003
    ... renal failure due to toxins (methanol poisoning, lithium overdose, metformin overdose.....etc.) These are...

  3. Creatinine Level of 580~Isnt that Bad???? 8th September 2003
    ... 5) Clearance of certain nephrotoxic substances ( lithium overdose, methanol overdose etc.)...

Liver Disorders board
  1. Elevated ALT/AST 26th February 2008
    ... for 4-6 years or so. She is on many meds, including Lithium which I know deals with the liver. She is either on...

  2. Chronic Liver Disease - Visiting Relative 2nd March 2005
    ... encephalitis last fall (2003), and that it was from a lithium overdose (not intentional), but that doesn't fit with...

Lupus board
  1. Do I Have Lupus??? 3rd December 2005
    ... loss of feeling in arms. Ultimately diagnosed with Lithium toxicity suspected as a result of interaction between ... antibiotics over two month period. Was removed from Lithium and symptoms all resolved w/i a couple days. This...

  2. dsDNA & CNS/Crazy Help! 28th June 2004
    ... others take anything from neurontin to depakote to lithium & more. Is anyone else experiencing this? Have you...

Lyme Disease board
  1. PICC Line Approval! 22nd October 2007
    ... bad. Does anyone know if Rocephin interacts w/ Lithium ? My psychiatrist had to put me on Lithium b/c I'm ... attacks. I don't want to tell my LLMD that I'm on Lithium b/c of the stigma associated w/ it. Thanks!...
    ... I called my psychiatrist and he said that the lithium will not interfere w/ my IV antibiotics....

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