mspixieears
Well-known member
Hi all,
I've been resisting posting about this for quite sometime, but seeing as I don't know of anyone who has ever had lithium as a mood stabiliser who is NOT bi-polar, I was wondering if anyone else here has ever had to take it?
Please note, I'm not bi-polar, and that lithium is not the first mood stabiliser used for depressives, but seeing as it might become a possibility, can anyone give me any information? I've been informed that the depression has to be fairly resistent in order for lithium to be considered.
If you will allow me to be frank, I'm scared shitless about the prospect of having to take it. I've been on a few medications in the last 6 years and the last 3 years have been the worst, but apparently not bad enough for public hospitalisation.
Plus, I'm pretty small (I weigh round 40kg, sorry don't know what that is in pounds) and a lot of the meds I take now have really f*cked me up. It's unlikely I'll ever be a candidate for the older meds because I doubt my body would tolerate those.
Anyway, sorry for the moaning, just wanted to give some background.
So...is it good? Has anyone ever had toxicity as a result? Anything you could tell me would be very much appreciated.
I've been resisting posting about this for quite sometime, but seeing as I don't know of anyone who has ever had lithium as a mood stabiliser who is NOT bi-polar, I was wondering if anyone else here has ever had to take it?
Please note, I'm not bi-polar, and that lithium is not the first mood stabiliser used for depressives, but seeing as it might become a possibility, can anyone give me any information? I've been informed that the depression has to be fairly resistent in order for lithium to be considered.
If you will allow me to be frank, I'm scared shitless about the prospect of having to take it. I've been on a few medications in the last 6 years and the last 3 years have been the worst, but apparently not bad enough for public hospitalisation.
Plus, I'm pretty small (I weigh round 40kg, sorry don't know what that is in pounds) and a lot of the meds I take now have really f*cked me up. It's unlikely I'll ever be a candidate for the older meds because I doubt my body would tolerate those.
Anyway, sorry for the moaning, just wanted to give some background.
So...is it good? Has anyone ever had toxicity as a result? Anything you could tell me would be very much appreciated.