Thread: Fear of lithium
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Old Nov 12, 2014, 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by HALLIEBETH87 View Post
I took lithium years ago at the hands of an irresponsible go and I take thyroid med everyday! Luckily this time I haveba pdoc who knows what she's doing
That, the routine blood work and fear of toxicity were my initial reasons for avoiding lithium for so many years. Now I take medication for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes thanks to Zyprexa and seroquel. And here I am taking lithium. I wish I had just done that in the first place.