Thirsty, had to urinate all the time. Reduced dose from 1200mg to 900mg and now I urinate like a normal person again, or at least mostly.
Never had any toxicity and I've been on it for 5+ years. Not sure if it affects my weight at all.
My hypothyroidism caused by lithium seems to be reversible - when my dose was decreased, my thyroid bounced back and has been functioning a little better. We will see if the trend continues since pdoc is continuing to reduce due to suspected cause of tremors. Though my tremors didn't start until I started Abilify. Lamictal seems to suppress them anyway, and my thyroid is happier this way, so what do I care? Also, now I don't have to pee all the time and drink water like a horse.
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Bipolar 1, GAD
Lithium 900mg, Gabapentin 700mg, Zyprexa 10mg
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