Hi melissa.recovering; I hope lithium works for you. I was on it for 2 and a half years. For me I prefer lamictal, but I suffer most often from depression (I'm on an anti-d as well). When I was first put on it I had really bad hand tremors. My p-doc put me on a med to take away that side effect (I can't remember the name it might have been propanol??) I found I was able to stay off the propanol, but I needed to stay hydrated (I have always drank a lot of water and drank even more when on lithium).