http://www.medications.com/se/Lithium+Carbonate Recent side effects for Lithium Carbonate Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:32:56 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27534 I'm also have lithium carbonate 600 mg daily, separate in the morning 300 mg and evening 300 mg. After 1 months I also have problem on side effects such as vomiting, headache, and also gain weight. But after I tried to eat fruit and escape carbohydrate in http://www.medications.com/effect/view/27534 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:28:44 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26864 Strangely, I have noticed a decrease in my arthritis on lithium. I'm 58 and since a year ago I had started showing symptoms of arthritis, such as swelling of my finger joints and, even more distressingly, constant pain in my knees. I have taken Lithium Car http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26864 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:43:07 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26843 Oops, I realize that BPD stands for Borderline Personality Disorder. Not the same thing as Bipolar Disorder as all. Sorry if I offended. Wish I could edit my previous posting ... http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26843 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:40:35 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26842 I have only been on lithium carbonate - 500 mg a day - for a month now, but experience no side effects, other than the mild nausea I experienced during the first two weeks of treatment and which has now stopped. I feel much better, like a sane person for t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/26842 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:31:38 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25169 I am up at this moment, because my stomach is hurting from the lithium. I've been on it now for about a year, but my stomach just started hurting at night after about an hour after taking it for about three months now. Is anyone else experiencing this? http://www.medications.com/effect/view/25169 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:40:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24769 I am very content with the drug. However, I am gaining weight, which really isn't fair!!! Weighing the good and the bad...........well I feel soooo much better and no longer feel as though I am going to emplode. the weight gain sucks. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/24769 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:39:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23403 I am taking lithium with a 800mg dosage of sodium valporate for my bipolar.But i cant sleep most nights cause i wake up every hour to wee and my throat is so dry.so thirsty.I also have acne which from my teens i never had any.i also have terrible headaches http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23403 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 13:43:04 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23334 I have been on lithium carbonate for 5 monthes. My hair has just started falling out a few weeks ago and I am not happy about this! I am also about 25 pounds overweight. I am very groggy in the morning- I take my pill at night. I am actually quite tired al http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23334 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:40:03 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23052 I have been taking some form of Lithium Carbonate since 1972. About one year ago after taking a routine blood test prescribed by my psychiatrist, I was told my creatine level was somewhat spiked. The psych referred me to a nephrologist. After examinatio http://www.medications.com/effect/view/23052 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:31:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20675 My joints all over my body are painful. I don not know if it is a side effect of lithium because I take other medications. The drugs include femara, niravam, cymbalta, famvir, calcium 1000 mg., a multivitamin capsule, glucousimine, echinacea. please giv http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20675 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:47:51 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20450 I see headaches as a theme here. I have been getting them, and usually take 2 aspirins and that almost always does the trick. Certainly at first, you're limited to only aspirin and tylenol, due to blood tests of course. That wasn't fun. My biggest sid http://www.medications.com/effect/view/20450 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 04:13:09 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17585 Been on lithium ( 800mcgs) for three months in a desperate attempt to lift a drug resistant depression. My moods are all over the place now but less severe. Feel quite drowsy the next day ( I take them at night)and am going to the toilet much more often. P http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17585 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:54:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17513 I have been on lithium for almost two years now....Although the does needs increasing here and there. When this happens i get the splitting headache nasuea and tremors. sometimes it is frightening but it seems to go away after a few days. Weight gain? w http://www.medications.com/effect/view/17513 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:40:40 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16174 I am taking a very low doses 225mg and am taking paxil 12.5mg. I am getting itching on my face and break out of pimples. Which could be the cause of this problem. Sincerely, Esther Starkman http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16174 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:12:53 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16142 none of my pants and some of my shirts don't fit me anymore and i'm more depressed because now i'm fat. i'm going to check out other options in medications. well i gave it a shot but its not for me. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16142 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:01:48 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16033 I'm concerned that it may have caused or exascerbated hypertention. I can't be certain but if anyone has info I'd be very grateful. My pressure was 189/109 yesterday and that is scary! http://www.medications.com/effect/view/16033 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:03:59 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15977 Swollen glands,nodules on throat,fever that comes and goes,dizziness,sweating,muscle aches http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15977 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:26:23 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15888 i have gotten real bad headaches, sensitive to the touch. my eyes hurt and i see double vision of lines. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15888 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:33:06 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15804 lithium is the best thing that ever happened to me. it is the only mood stabalizer that actually worked for me. it was the first one i was prescribed... then i tried out a few more.. but went back to lithium.. for me it was very hard to get used to. i felt http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15804 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 11:11:39 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15578 I was given Lithium for my bipolar disorder, I was not on it long, maybe about a week before them side effects hit me, it made me sooo weak that I could not even lift my head up, I will be eating and take about 3 chews and would be extremely exhausted, I f http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15578 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 01:17:02 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15531 I have been taking 300 mg lithium for a few months. For some reason I never even considered it to be the reason that i feel terrible and throw up a few nights a week. As for my weight, I lost 10 lbs when I started wellbutrin last december. So when i st http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15531 Wed, 17 May 2006 18:52:45 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15176 My seven year old son has been on Lithium for a month. He had Smith-Magnis Syndrome and has severe behavior problems. After only one month of Lithium he is vomiting and has diarrhea. I am calling his pyschriatrist to find out what to do with him. I gue http://www.medications.com/effect/view/15176 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:43:24 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14633 I have been on Lithium for almost 7 months....I didn't start taking it till after I stoped breast feeding my baby. I only gained 20 pounds while I was pg with her and as soon as I had her I lost all the weight. I started out at 177 pounds when I started t http://www.medications.com/effect/view/14633 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:37:05 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12616 My wife was put on Lithium about 2 years ago for only about 6 months and frankly I saw no improvement or change. We were assured that any decrease in thyroid activity would only be temporary however despite never having any thyroid problems before she wa http://www.medications.com/effect/view/12616 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 17:40:00 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8730 my son is on lithium. has anyone got the shakes from it.his hands shake real bad.and also his whole body. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8730 Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:03:50 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8056 It does not work it just makes me worst because I took it for depression and bad bad anger it's a very stupid med that's why now i'm taking abilify which is much better lithium just drove me crazier. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/8056 Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:37:33 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/7694 i'm 17and have been on lithium for 5 months. i've gained 12 lbs, have frequent headaches and hand tremors, at least the mania is gone. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/7694 Sat, 25 Dec 2004 14:45:33 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/7053 i vomitt alot and i urinate more often i want to know if 600 milligrams is alot or too much im 18 yrs old if anyone can answer my question then plz email me http://www.medications.com/effect/view/7053 Thu, 02 Sep 2004 06:02:21 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/5800 Lithium apparently causes organ problems, as well as dehydration, so you should be very careful that you drink alot of fluids, avoid heavy sweating(exercize, saunas, etc.) I had'nt been told that the main ingredent was salt, so thats can be a problem for o http://www.medications.com/effect/view/5800 Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:35:54 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/5276 I take Lithium and I have a high about of calcium in my blood. Does Lithium cause that. I just had a test on my parathyroid glands but don't know the results. Please tell me about the high calcium when you take Lithium I take one pill a day at 300mg., http://www.medications.com/effect/view/5276 Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:59:05 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/4008 I've read some of the other postings here, and thought I might beable to help with some of those symptoms described. Lithium is probably the most widely used drug for bipolar disorder, mostly because of it's effectiveness in many cases. You must drink as m http://www.medications.com/effect/view/4008 Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:43:30 -0500 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3796 I weighed 198 when i started lithium 4 years ago. I now have CHF and i weigh 340. Help, has this happened to anyone else P.S. My phyco wont take me off of it. I also have Bipolor manic depression with 4 attempted suicides. If you can help me please write http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3796 Sat, 18 Oct 2003 22:44:01 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3121 My husband is on this for bipolar disorder and I don't know if it's the medication working or the fact that I was about to leave him that made him act more stable...but either way, he's doing a lot better. He's also on paxil for depression. His job require http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3121 Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:58:58 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3021 I've been taking litium for 2 years for being Bipolar.Taking this pill has made me gain weight.I wieghed 120 and now 225. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/3021 Mon, 09 Jun 2003 18:01:44 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/2279 I really don't think I have any side effects, other than it keeps me normal, thank GOD. I have been taking lithium for 27 years, a low dose I am told. But, my hair is falling out alot. I don't know if it is the lithium, or old age, I am 60 years old, but d http://www.medications.com/effect/view/2279 Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:53:27 -0400 http://www.medications.com/effect/view/274 My daughter's physician is gradually reducing her lithium and she is having frequent headaches. Her dose was decreased a week ago and she had experienced several headaches daily to the point of not being able to function. http://www.medications.com/effect/view/274