Posted by Squiggles on June 25, 2006, at 5:08:09
In reply to Re: Opiates are NOT bad. » linkadge, posted by Paulbwell on June 24, 2006, at 20:54:08
Now that it's summer, physical activity
and work has gone into frenzy mode - all
over the city too it seems. We have a long
oppressive winter here where a lot of people avoid
going out for 6 months, unless they are
winter sports enthusiasts.So, i found myself doing all sorts of things
i could not over the winter and ended up
overheating, dehydrating, eating less,
sleeping less, etc. As a result I could
feel the lithium becoming toxic yesterday. I managed to bring it down again by drinking a lot
of salted water, and eating some avocado and
chips, as well as drinking a glass of Muslix (whatever it's called). It is fiber and it brings the lithium level down, as does
coffee and carbonated drinks.There was a time not long ago in our community
when hospitals were open in various neighbourhoods; if i went and reported toxic
symptoms, there was a chubby Scottish doctor who
ran the ER dept. and ordered a lithium blood
test right away-- i didn't even have to explain. But things are changing. Now, if I go to the nearby 24-hr clinic, they won't
touch a lithium patient, and at the ER it takes at least 24 hours to get a blood test. It may just
be bad in my particular neighbourhood. But I
don't expect the hospital situation to improve after the closure of so many community hospitals.Anyway, as I have posted on my lithium site,
do take care not to dehydrate or overexercise
in the summer if you are taking lithium.
Lithium toxicity can damage the brain.
Dr. Schou left an excellent booklet to help
lithium takers (among his many works), which
can be found on Amazon.Squiggles
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