Hi hunter79. Welcome to psychcentral. This site has been invaluable to me. Look around and it could be for you too. I would echo the other posters info and add this: lithium is notorious for putting weight on. If you start putting on weight contact your pdoc right away to get a med change. My experience was that I went ahead and took it for two months, gained 50 pounds, and now have to be on thyroid meds the rest of my life. Don't let that scare you, just be aware. It doesn't happen to most people.

Your new diagnosis, rather than being an bad thing, it opens the way to info, support and appropriate treatment. Good luck.