Eagleheart Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I was diagnosed bi-polar II last thurs and my psych wanted me to go on lithium but i said no way coz I've heard some serious shit about it and a girl i know vaguely is on it and has ballooned in weight. I really don't want to take it. She suggested sodium valproate instead but i'm not keen at all. Over the years,they've tried dozens & dozens of toxic chemical shit on me and my body's had enough too. I would be interested to hear about people's experiences of these drugs. It may help me come to a firm decision. Thanx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily-Bee Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I had it for three months once,didnt gain much weight though I know that possible. It worked but my issue was it gave me bad acne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babylove Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 I'm on 1200mg of Lithium a day. You have to make sure you drink enough and your bloods get checked regularly. Haven't gained any weight but my psorisis is really bad, does seem to have a lot of difficulties with skin problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornyrose Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Hi I have been on both. I am still on lithium. my personal experience is far more positive with lithium than it was with SV. I put on loads of weight with SV, it gave me muscle cramps and jerking limbs. It did however calm my rages somewhat. On lithium, I have lost two stone and the only side effect of note is that I have to take a bottle of water to have by my bed and I usually get up to pee once through the night. This is not a problem for me as I have an en suite but it would be a problem if I didn't as my bed is upstairs and the main bathroom down. That said, if I merely sipped water through the night rather than drink loads as I do, then I might not have to get up. The thirst continues into the morning but I just carry bottled water everywhere. It has levelled out my mood to a degree but I still need anti psychotics too. I would like an anti depressant but shrink won't give me one.......suspects I want to be high...... In terms of toxicity, I have only had high levels once and I think that was my own fault. I had been very erratic with taking my meds and I think I took too much. I just reduced for a few days then increased again and all is fine. Good luck with whatever Thornyrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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