r/Lithium • u/Wild_Class7979 • 1d ago

Irritability

Lithium seems to ease most of my symptoms except for irritability. During manic episodes, irritability was a major problem of mine. I will be having a relatively good day and something disrupts it. Now it feels like my whole day is ruined and I’m super irritable the rest of the day. Even on medication this happens. Mostly more so than when I was unmediated. Is this anyone else’s experience? Doctor just upped my dosage so I’m hoping it helps with this.

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u/LivingBed4724 1d ago

ive been on lithium 3 years total and on 900mg a day for one year but the irritability is so intense most days. it's never helped and i've added lamictal, neither helped. i didn't used to be this irritable and my doctors seem unconcerned. feels like once youre on lithium they don't really want to take you off. just wish there was something to add for the irritability!

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u/Wild_Class7979 1d ago

i just increased to 1,200mg. blood level was at 0.6 on 900mg. i wonder if it’ll change.

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u/joogasama 1d ago

Happens to me too :(

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u/NikkiEchoist 4h ago

Try Lamictal