Posted by Toph on May 8, 2010, at 11:13:16
In reply to Lithium update / questions..., posted by SheilaC on May 8, 2010, at 9:50:15
I'm afraid this is almost a universal side affect of the drug. You can work with the problem however. Be sure that you are vigilant about drinking enough water. Diarrhea can dehydrate you as well as not drinking enough fluids. This can concentrate your lithium which exascerbates the problem. Careful in the summer or exercising, sweating does the same thing. That said, you can also go down about 50 mgs trying to stay in a therapeutic level. But don't try this until your body has completely adjusted to the last dosage as it might improve on its own. Frankly, not to be too graphic, but you will always have a slightly loose stool. I have learned to live with this. I do not have continual cramps or anything uncontrollable or explosive. Good news for me, I am a functioning BPI with 35 years of productive married professional life with only one relapse when my mother died last year. Thank God for the simple salt. I hope you find a mood stabilizer that works for you Shiela.
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