Posted by Squiggles on August 17, 2007, at 20:15:43
In reply to Re: Did Lithium make me irritable and anti-social?, posted by med_empowered on August 17, 2007, at 15:59:38
> lithium might be causing irritation--that can happen, along with dysphoria and personality blunting. If it sucks, get off of it and have your doc do something else.
It's highly unlikely that lithium can cause irritation-- unlike just about any other drug except the benzos for example, it may knock you out into lethargy and somnabulence. As for personality blunting, that will happen to a bipolar in a manic state. I have never had the so-called lack of creativity or blunting of emotion on lithium. From the papers i have read and the books, it looks like this is a myth.
BTW, i would be interested to hear from people who have switched from lithium to another mood stabilizer.
Squiggles
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