Posted by hopefullynow on November 29, 2009, at 13:02:38
In reply to Re: BP II meds?, posted by james_ukglasgow on November 25, 2009, at 0:43:49
Hy James,
Thank you for responding.Besides 400mg/day lithium (non sustained release) im also on Anafranil which is known to produce muscle weakness, increased hunger and sexual disfunction.I did a test, lowering for three days the lithium and i've felt an drastic improvement in the side effects that i mentioned.The dose that i feel it helps me, is minimum 400 mg/day, so maybe with time my body will adapt.Also the hair problem that you relate sounds weird, i must agree, sometimes you have to choose for being fatter, bald, sedated but sane.Its hard for me to accept and make compromises, i live in an sportish environment where everybody is in top shape, strong, ripped and athletic.
Best regards> Hi there
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> I also take 400mg, I am just looking at the box and it is sustained release and contains 10.8mmol of Li (Priadel is the brand name). I take the tablet at bedtime.
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> When I first started it it only took a week to "put me back together". There is a thread at the top of the page about Lithium in which someone describes it saving their life. But I think it is a definite case of YMMV, everyone seems to need a different amount to get to the same blood level and/or start to get better. My blood level is currently 0.4
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> I understand your fears about it, in particular weight gain and muscle weakness. I am already overweight from the need to take oral corticosteroids, which I cant do much about but I dont think you would gain much at 400mg. It has not affected my muscles so far.
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> Hope you find something that helps soon.
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> I have tried just about every medicine in the book and this must be one of the best, for me at least. It does to me, the same as the poster at the top of the page, cause my hair to fall out (circular patches of beard hair), which is annoying. But, in the end I had to decide what was more important, which is very difficult, especially when you are used to living in your body only to find it changed by medication. I tried other things to avoid lithium's side effect but eventually went back to it.
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