Results for 'Headache Lithium'

Safe painkillers to take with lithium?

I currently take 1050mg of lithium (tablets) at night. I have been on this dose for years, but in the past 6 months I've been getting... read more

Can lithium cause headaches?

I've been a lithium for 2 1/2 weeks and wake up with a bad headache everyday. Is this a common side effect and does it go away?... read more

Lithium - I drink a gallon of water a day, will this intake dilute the effect of lithium?

I am going to ask my two psychiatrists that I work with about this, but I'm curious to see what you think. I walk briskly 4 miles in an hour... read more

Does lithium reduce thyroxine production permanently? I am reducing lithium from 900mg (taken 35-40?

... years as no longer tolerated as well), and I wonder if the Synthroid dose has to be adjusted. I would like to distinguish possible hypomania from... read more

How does long-term lithium therapy effect the kidneys?

Hi everyone, I have been on Lithium for about 8 weeks and I don't remember the last time I have felt

... this good. I am noticing quite a bit of hair loss and I am upset to think it is from the Lithium. It has helped me so much, but I really... read more

Has anyone lost weight when they stopped lithium?

I gained 20 kg since starting lithium 3 years ago. I also take lamitrogine and Abilify. I hope to be able to go off my medicines in 6 months... read more

How many doses of lithium can I safely miss I have not taken for 3 nights as ran out I will start?

... taking again tomorrow

Is there any difference in the tablet and the capsule for lithium carbonate?

I took four 300mg tablets last night for the first time after using the capsules for 15 years and I got very nauseous.

Lithium - don't want to eat because of horrible smells and taste. Has this happened to anyone else?

I started taking lithium in Feb and had to stop b/c of horrible smells and taste. I have not been hardly able to eat more than peanut butter... read more

How to take lithium for better results?

I take lithium 900 mg (3 pills of 300 mg) at night before sleep. Is it OK to take them all in one time? What is the maximum dose of the drug?... read more