Posted by JackD on June 17, 2002, at 23:22:14
In reply to How does alcohol affect Lithium treatment?, posted by JohnX2 on June 16, 2002, at 8:34:53
I started out very conservatively, being careful not to drink. But alas, I'm a college student, so I fell back into drinking at parties and bars with friends. I still try to be more careful, and I'll drink a few glasses of water after say 6 dranks. Hangovers on it are no joke, so make sure to drink gatorade. I've had 12 drinks or so on Lithium without any problems, but I'm 220lbs. Lithium has made drinking a lot less pleasurable so it's rare that I do drink that much. Oh, and as for moods and depression, I don't notice an appreciable difference from drinking.
I'm on 1500mg of Lithium Carbonate a day.
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