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Originally Posted by ~Christina
Well withdraw from Lithium has been pure hell on earth. Flu like symptoms, shaking , Difficulty thinking , speaking and forgetting damn near any and all things, deja va constant, vision issues, vertigo, conversations I have no clue about,oh the list goes on.
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If you stay on a small dose, i.g. 300 mg, that helps. Furthermore, even a small dose like 300 mg has therapeutic benifits. They say lithium has no biological function, but I would beg to differ and believe that small supplemental amounts can help you stay in good health.
Here are some recent journal articles:
Longer lithium exposure is associated with better white matter integrity in older adults with bipolar disorder.
Neuroprotective Effects of Lithium: Implications for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Neurodegenerative Disorders.
A New Avenue for Lithium: Intervention in Traumatic Brain Injury.
Neuroprotective effect of lithium on hippocampal volumes in bipolar disorder independent of long-term treatment response.