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twirls01 said:
Lithium is the only med that my pdoc had found that keeps me from becoming severely manic. The only problem is that I gain and gain weight from it. Any suggestions on how to stop the weight gain.

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Hi,
Do you find yourself eating a lot or drinking a lot of water? When my old p doc thought I was bipolar they also gave me Lithium and I had weight gain from it as well but I was also taking another med called Seraquel for sleeping. But the lithium weight can be from water retention since it's an salt. I noticed in pictures my face was very puffy and since I am no longer on lithium the retention look went away.
When they gave me Seraquel for sleeping I gained 20lbs real quick so I stopped taking it because of fear gainning weight and I lost 14lbs in 3-4 days. Some people at the gym thought I was juiceing of the gain and loss. I think Depacote caused weight gain for me as well which I then stopped taking.