[BNLsMOM]

I will probably have my prescription for Lithium written tonight. Are there things I should ask the p-doc about it?

So far I have thought of:

1. What maintenance do I have to do?

2. How can I minimize weight gain without messing up Lithium levels

3. How much water do I need to drink per day?

4. What about electrolyte drinks?

5. How long will it take to notice results?

6. What are symptoms of toxicity?

[Gioia]

Have no advice, sorry, but just want to say hope it goes well and thinking of you.

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[perpetuallysad]

Because weight gain on all psychotropic meds for me is a huge problem, I've gotten my pdoc to hold off and not prescribe it just because of the weight. I hope that things go smoothly for you. And I hope that you start feeling better soon.

[gravyyy]

I havent actually gained a pound on Lithium but I do keep myself at about 1500 calories per day. The only other thing I would advise is the discussion about thyroid function. Lithium can cause most typically hypothyroidism which seems to be more common in females. It's happening to me now so I would just ask you to have that discussion with your doc. Good luck!!

[BNLsMOM]

Thanks everyone. We are actually going to wait a couple of weeks because I have to come off of Prozac first and switch to an antidepressant that won't react with Lithium and cause serotonin syndrome. I also have to get my labs done because I was taking about some other side effects I felt on Trileptal and she is concerned that my sodium levels may be low. (Hyponatremia)

I go back in two weeks.