Hi,

It sounds like the side effects that you've been experiencing since starting lithium are probably bothersome enough for you that discussing this issue with your doctor would be a good idea. It seems possible that you might find another mood stabilizer to be about as helpful as lithium is for you as far as effectiveness is concerned with side effects that are less problematic, so I think that it would be worthwhile to get your doctor's opinion on whether or not switching to a different mood stabilizer would be a good idea.