Lithium Questions

I was just started on Saphris ten doses ago, 5mg at night, in the hopes to stop my geodon and?

... lithium. Does anyone know how long this drug has been out. Is it very likely to cause large weight gain? Does anybody like it? I know nothing about this drug and its freaking me out. Thanks, Steph

Posted 4 days ago • 1 answer •

Lithium - can you take this with xanax & zolfot Im on both supose to take all 3 @ night?

Posted 10 days ago • 2 answers •

Saphris - I have taken Geodon for years among many other meds?

I now have a new Dr. She has me on Geodon and Lithium, and other meds. She just started me on Saphris Friday, 5mg at night, and to take the Geodon 80mg now only in the morning, and in a week increase ...

Posted 11 days ago • 1 answer •

I just started taking Lithium this morning. What can I expect within the next few hours and days?

My dose is 300mg in the morning and 300mg at night... and then after 5 days I am to go to 300mg in the morning to 600mg at night. How much water a day should I drink? I read that was important. ...

Posted 14 days ago • 4 answers • 1 star

How long before lithium and celexa controls my moods?

just started taking celexa and lithium(which the lithium kind of scares me)how long before it works and do i need the meds or can i just live with the bipolar and be safer also I smoke will the meds ...

Posted 17 days ago • 2 answers •

Does seroquel cause hot flashes?

I'm taking 400 mg of seroquel 300mg of lithium 20 mg of lexapro plus Xanax and thyroid meds. I've been getting really bad hot flashes. Everyone else will be freezing and I will be sweating. ...

Posted 22 Jan 2012 • 2 answers •

I have been gaining weight latley 20 pounds I take effexor lithium; burbar,sinemet,miralax?

i take pravastatin,cozaar,metfformin. i just started to take effexor 2 months ago i wants to figure out why i am gaining all this weight

Posted 20 Jan 2012 • 1 answer •

Is extreme weight gain prevalent among patients using lithium?

Posted 17 Jan 2012 • 1 answer •

Do woman have hair thinning severely? Also, is it permanent from LIthium?

Posted 14 Jan 2012 • 4 answers •

Would lithium, phenobarbital, celexa, vistaril, & seroquel all be given to a mania or bipolar?

I have a daughter who has had trouble with the law and is saying that she was on all of these prescriptions for depression, mania, & bipolar disorder. She often lies and I looked up the ...

Posted 12 Jan 2012 • 3 answers •

Advice about lithium OROTATE?

Lithium orotate is available without prescription. Has anyone used this form, and if so, what for and what effects did you experience? Thanks-

Posted 10 Jan 2012 • 0 answers •

Latuda with Depakote?

I'm dropping the lithium, Luvox and Risperdal but keeping the Depakote to go with the Latuda. I'm cautious because Depakote really drains the color out of life for me. Will adding Latuda ...

Posted 6 Jan 2012 • 3 answers • 1 star

How do I get off Seroquel xr - can't stand side effects?

I'm diagnosed with bipolar and ptsd - got on Lithium over a month ago and so far so good - however, the dr. added 300 mg of Seroquel xr and I'm having a terrible time with the side effects ...

Posted 5 Jan 2012 • 7 answers •

Change from effexor to Prozac?

I've taken Prozac for years. Beginning of this year when I got hyper again I change doctor and went to the comb medication of lithium, respiridon, Prozac . Got depressed and changed meds few ...

Posted 15 Dec 2011 • 3 answers •

I started Lithium yesterday and I am terrified because of the stigma attached, what should I do?

When I was 17 I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I didn't like the diagnosis so I chose a different shrink. Then I spent a few years travelling the world, writing a book, going back and ...

Posted 14 Dec 2011 • 3 answers •