Posted by Tabitha on March 24, 2016, at 19:37:55
In reply to Re: Lithium water retention » Tabitha, posted by J Kelly on March 24, 2016, at 18:24:21
> > I couldn't handle the water retention on 600mg lithium. My face was puffy and my entire body felt weirdly flabby and unbalanced. I'm sensitive about body issues so it was really distressing to me. It's another month before my pdoc follow-up, but I went ahead and reduced back to 300mg. The same night after reducing, I had several extra trips to the bathroom and woke up about two pounds lighter.
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> Hi Tabitha,
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> saw this online:
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> "With Lithium it is a MUST to drink plenty of water during the day because it is salt based it can cause dehydration so you have to drink alot of water throughout the day to avoid that.That sounds a little bit off-- salt causes water retention, not dehydration. I was told to be sure to drink enough water because if you get dehydrated, your blood levels can get too high, leading to lithium toxicity.
> > I hope this isn't my brain tricking me into lowering my meds so it can become suicidal again.
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> Please don't let this happen. I'm in the same boat in that Zyprexa keeps me out of the "dark place" but it causes extreme weight gain. Being overweight REALLY bothers me. But nothing is worth being suicidal over. Talk to your pdoc, as soon as possible, maybe some adjustments (nothing extreme) would be helpful. This is what I'm gonna do.
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> Please keep us posted.
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> Jade
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>You're right of course. I guess I could call the pdoc and just let him know I had trouble on the higher dose. I also told my husband I'd reduced, so he'll hopefully give me some feedback if my mood dips. Although, now that I think of it, he's not particularly sensitive to my moods. Which has its pros and cons.
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