Posted by cybercafe on January 25, 2003, at 19:25:29
In reply to Re: lithium tremors, posted by JackD on January 25, 2003, at 14:30:28
> They're not too bad even when i go as high as 1800 mg (forgot the blood level). They get bad either when I'm nervous or scared or anything to raise my adrenaline, which kind of sucks cause that's exactly when you wouldn't want that. Also they do not seem very much dose depedendent; I get them pretty much as band even at 900mg.
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> Here's an example of how bad the tremors are: I had a presentation in front of my class, and my hands were trembling as I held my paper and the sides of my mouth trembled as I tried to smile, making me look about 100x more nervous than I was. No big deal though, I stuck through it. Oh, also when I hold say a phone or glass of water up to drink it i have to tighten my muscles so as not to let my arm/hand tremble.that sounds kind of bad man :( i think i had the same problem on depatoke/valporate (fingers and lips)
were you taking extended release at the time? beta blockers and klonazepam?
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> It definitely has a nice AD aspect and anti-anxiety qualities(if your anxiety is truly mania related then especially so).
>yeah! is that important? i notice i get nervous when i get excited about doing fun stuff
> The best meds that I can think of to block this would be beta blockers like you mentioned, taking the extended release of Li which you also mentioned (also easier on stomach), and finally don't get excited, heh. Oh, Klonopin works really well too.
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> Good luck bro.hey did the tremors get better or worse with time?
thanks a lot for the info bro
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