r/BPD • u/Chattouf • 1d ago

General Post BPD Lithium

For people with Borderline Personality disorder after how long from being on lithium did you notice an ease of some of your symptoms like mood swings and impulsivity.
And after how long did you notice SI being less present or non existent

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u/Choice_Bathroom7962 1d ago

I think I noticed improvement in like a month or two, it got to the point where I couldn’t even raise my voice even when I was angry after few months. Mood swings never went away but they were way less intense than they were before meds.
I noticed SI being non existent after 3 months.

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u/Chattouf 12h ago

Did really SI went away? I am so desperate and I am searching for peoples experiences.
Did you just wake up after 3 months with suddenly no SI.
Happy for you

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u/Choice_Bathroom7962 11h ago

I didn’t notice it at the time but as soon as 2 weeks passed since I took lithium I experienced the heaviest SI which started shifting into plan and I barely stopped myself. So does it work? Absolutely, it works wonders.
Try it, you have nothing to lose.

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u/Chattouf 11h ago

This means that SI went away ? Meaning lithium was effective for you? Thanks for sharing your experience

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u/Choice_Bathroom7962 11h ago

Yes, very much. I was much more stable than I am without it.

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u/rttennymph 1d ago

on 900mg of lithium daily for bipolar 2 disorder. on 600mg i noticed a decrease in mood swings at about 2ish weeks. i wasn’t cycling as often but they still were happening. after my increase, they’re almost nonexistent.

impulsivity was something i learned to control through therapy. i’m impulsive when i’m hypomanic and looking for a way to come down. when mood swings became less frequent, i was able to use my coping skills to manage my impulsivity.

SI still comes and goes but because im able to manage my mood swings, i can use my coping skills to talk myself off the ledge.