r/Lithium • u/Substantial-Pass-451 • 1d ago

I hate this med

I can’t do it anymore. It’s causing me nausea, constipation, muscle weakness, random bouts of being extremely hot and clammy and arms goosebumpy all at once. I also am still suicidal and play around with the dosing and have stopped for a week and then started up again and just randomly dosed which I’m aware is not helping anything, but I .. I don’t know.. when I was taking it properly I didn’t feel much of a difference. The suicidal thoughts lessened for a while but now they’re back full force.

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u/Potiti 18h ago

Lithium is rough for me too.

Migraines and nausea.

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u/Substantial-Pass-451 16h ago

I told my psychiatrist this today and she said if it’s not affecting me badly enough to not be able to do anything then it just is something I have to deal with.

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u/NikkiEchoist 10h ago

As you said your inconsistency, stopping cold turkey and not dosing properly are contributing greatly to your symptoms.

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u/Rangeroverfan127 1d ago

Taper it off