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Posted by cee on August 18, 2010, at 17:18:52
Hello and good day
i was wondering if you put on weight when using a low dose of lithium is it actavating or sedatingany body?
cee
Posted by Maxime on August 18, 2010, at 20:09:48
In reply to low dose lithium, posted by cee on August 18, 2010, at 17:18:52
I was taking 300 mg a day and I gained 8 pounds in one week. I wasn't eating any more than usual. A lot of that was water weight. Nevertheless, I told my pdoc that I would NOT continue to take it.
Posted by morgan miller on August 18, 2010, at 22:36:01
In reply to Re: low dose lithium » cee, posted by Maxime on August 18, 2010, at 20:09:48
Some people are more sensitive to weight gain on lithium than others, as is the case with many medications.
I would ask your doctor about lithium and weight gain. I do think weight gain on lithium is usually dose dependent, I could be completely wrong.
Posted by Phillipa on August 19, 2010, at 0:42:25
In reply to Re: low dose lithium, posted by morgan miller on August 18, 2010, at 22:36:01
Ex father in law deceased always stopped his lithium each spring to diet and went manic big time so for him guess it was. Phillipa
Posted by SLS on August 19, 2010, at 4:50:35
In reply to Re: low dose lithium » cee, posted by Maxime on August 18, 2010, at 20:09:48
> I was taking 300 mg a day and I gained 8 pounds in one week. I wasn't eating any more than usual. A lot of that was water weight. Nevertheless, I told my pdoc that I would NOT continue to take it.
Funny, I was just thinking about you and thought lithium might be a drug worth investigating for you. Oh, well...
- Scottt
Posted by linkadge on August 20, 2010, at 21:31:14
In reply to Re: low dose lithium » Maxime, posted by SLS on August 19, 2010, at 4:50:35
I never gained a pound on lithium. 1500mg a day, 8 months remained constant at 135 pounds.
Linkadge
Posted by Maxime on August 21, 2010, at 18:02:25
In reply to Re: low dose lithium, posted by linkadge on August 20, 2010, at 21:31:14
You are lucky. But then your weight is quite low, isn't it? I find that if people have a hard time gaining weight, then they won't gain on medication. Be grateful for your speedy metabolism.
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