Hi Shay, first welcome to PC. I hope you find lots of advice, comfort and support here. Thanks for replying. I'm sorry to hear about your suicide attempt.

As I just replied to Jenn, immediately above, I've been on Lithium before but only for 2 weeks. You mention weight gain. May I ask you if it was significant? That's the thing that I don't like about all these psych meds, is the weight gain side effect to most of them. I'm also taking Wellbutrin and it has given me the opposite side effect, that of loss of appetite, which is awesome. I probably actually don't even near as much as I should and I'm **** about what I will eat, although I did slip up in the last week due to stress/depression. Trying to now get that back in control again. So anyway, I am concerned about the weight gain. You also mentioned fine tremors. When I took it before, I also had tremors but mine were MAJOR, so major that I was not functional at all. In fact, that was the very reason that I was taken off of Lithium after a 2 week trial. So, I don't even know if it would've worked. I was thinking that I may not get the same side effects as I did the last time if I was retry it again, or at least I'm hoping not.

Is there not also continual bloodwork to be done? I have a major phobia to having blood tests, so this is something definitely to be considered for me to try Lithium again.

Anyway, thanks again for your reply. Very much appreciated and again, welcome to PC.