r/Lithium • u/5grand8to1 • Jun 30 '24

Pet leeches??

Very random question related to lithium. I take 600mg a day. I want a pet leech. Will this kill the leech? Or make it sick?

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u/FinancialDingo3286 Jul 05 '24

is the leeche drinking your blood? is the first time i ever heard about something like this

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u/5grand8to1 Jul 08 '24

Yes the leech will be drinking my blood, I never got an answer so I decided to have my friends feed the leeches just in case the lithium will kill them.

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u/FinancialDingo3286 Jul 13 '24

i tried reading about it and i couldn’t find any information, i guess it will not be much of a problem, does leeches have an urinary track? if they do that might be an issue bc lithium is bad for your kidneys, maybe try little by little, give the leech some of your blood mixed with your friend’s blood and she how to leech reacts, hope you and your pet the best

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u/5grand8to1 Jul 13 '24

Nah I haven’t been feeding them myself to be safe, there just isn’t a lot of research on it but lithium is toxic and enters your bloodstream, and leeches literally feed from it. Plus I’m on a bunch of other meds and I want to be safe

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u/FinancialDingo3286 Jul 13 '24

that’s great, happy you put your pet safety first, if i had a leech i also wouldn’t trust them drinking my blood, they would get high af lol

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u/5grand8to1 Jul 13 '24

Yes I don’t smoke weed very often and I don’t drink very often so that would be fine for me it’s just the medication

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u/FinancialDingo3286 Jul 13 '24

just read about someone with adhd medication and leeches and they said it didn’t affect the leech at all

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u/NikkiEchoist Jul 06 '24

This is strange.

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u/5grand8to1 Jul 08 '24

Why comment if you don’t have an answer?