Anybody using Lithium Carbonate?

Question

If so, can you share your experiences using this drug?

Have tried it for one day now and no adverse side effects. I think that it is gonna be o-kay.

Any comments?

Answer 1

It takes time for it work. When I first started it, it made me sleepy.

Answer 2

you know what mr.T said "I pity the fool that does drugs".

Answer 3

Well i havent been put on it, yet. lol. but i have a friend who has been on it and she has been feeling physically ill. like it makes her nauseous and stuff, but i have heard nothing but good things about lithium so i recommend you stay on it. :) good luck.

Answer 4

Yes, I have been on it for 15 years.   It makes me really thirsty all the time.  At first, I also was tired and had terrible diarhea.  But once my dose got fixed, my stomach was better.

Also, I gained some weight, which is very common.

But it helps my moods so much (I am Bipolar 1) I would not stop taking it.  The two times I stopped I became so manic, I wound up in the hospital.

Make sure your doctor tests your blood levels a couple of times a year.  That is the ONLY way to know how much lithium is in your body and to know if you are in the therapeutic dose range.