Lithium wins hands down in my book.


I had acne for the first time at age 26, my once brilliant memory was shot to hell, I even suffered permanent gaps. My usually excellent vocabulary diminished to that of an 11 year old, and I needed a spell checker for the first time in my life. Did I mention that I had tremors so bad, I lost my fine motor skills??? Seriously couldn't apply eyeliner, nail polish or even tie a button. Smoking a cigarette in a social setting was soooo embarrassing! Oh and don't let me get started on the apathy, its like my beautiful torturous emotions had all been squashed into oblivion. I became an empty shell of my former self.... stupid, acne riddled, emotionless, and parkinsonion.


Never again. Quitting it cold turkey was worth the hell of withdrawal.


Took me two years to undo the brain damage and the acne, but unfortunately the tremor was only reduced, it never went away.