Lithium Carbonate and stable

I have been on lithium for almost two years now....Although the does needs increasing here and there. When this happens i get the splitting headache nasuea and tremors. sometimes it is frightening but it seems to go away after a few days. Weight gain? well i've been chubby my whole life, it is a trade off. I am very glade too have been diagnosed and finally am getting stable.

lithium is the best thing that ever happened to me. it is the only mood stabalizer that actually worked for me. it was the first one i was prescribed... then i tried out a few more.. but went back to lithium.. for me it was very hard to get used to. i felt dumb for a few months. but once you get stable on it it works like a wonder drug. i also take paxil and wellbutrin so sometimes you may have to take a few different things but hey... id rather take 6 pills a day then be crazy.

My husband is on this for bipolar disorder and I don't know if it's the medication working or the fact that I was about to leave him that made him act more stable...but either way, he's doing a lot better. He's also on paxil for depression. His job requires a lot of physical work and strain, so when he's at home in the evening relaxing or laying down-he's out! In other words, it can make you feel tired and lathargic. I was on this medication before too and it not only made me tired, but I was hungry all the time...not starving, but I just wanted to eat all the time. My advice: get checked regularly because this drug is hard on your liver...or is it your kidneys? One of those:) and exercise because you'll need the energy boost that working out gives a person. Hope this helps.