Posted by Squiggles on May 24, 2007, at 20:15:24
In reply to Re: Some questions about Lithium., posted by Justherself54 on May 24, 2007, at 18:26:43
> I had to stop lithium as I couldn't tolerate the tremors in my hands..was so bad it would send the computer mouse flying! But I can't tolerate mood stabs at the best of times..everyone is different so the negative stories usually have as many positive ones..sometimes you feel like you're playing in a crap shoot..might get lucky with a new med or might "crap" out..good to do some research..
I've never had tremor with lithium. I don't know what causes it in some people. I really should do some research on that-- it may be the dose or just not the right drug for your condition. I know that when I took imipramine for depression, i got very sick. Some articles i have read point to a connection of imipramine and manic-depression, i.e. that imipramine can cause mania upon withdrawal. I don't really know. Lithium made me feel better than I was before any drug or drug-free state. I have had some close calls with toxicity though-- you have to watch the conditions under which you take it.
Squiggles
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