Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 961653

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lithium - sedation or activating

Posted by cee on September 7, 2010, at 21:28:06

hello again
does lithium make you sedated or does it cause insomnia
anybody
cee

 

Re: lithium - sedation or activating

Posted by morgan miller on September 7, 2010, at 21:45:05

In reply to lithium - sedation or activating, posted by cee on September 7, 2010, at 21:28:06

It can go either way. Are you taking lithium right now?

 

Re: lithium - sedation or activating » cee

Posted by Tomatheus on September 7, 2010, at 22:18:06

In reply to lithium - sedation or activating, posted by cee on September 7, 2010, at 21:28:06

> does lithium make you sedated or does it cause insomnia

Cee,

For me, lithium was neither sedating nor did it cause insomnia. I did experience a lot of agitation on it (and after I stopped taking it), though.

Tomatheus

 

Re: lithium - sedation or activating

Posted by cee on September 7, 2010, at 22:28:28

In reply to Re: lithium - sedation or activating, posted by morgan miller on September 7, 2010, at 21:45:05

> It can go either way. Are you taking lithium right now?

hello i am just about to start this weekend .
pdoc wants to go slow 150mg to start . i was hoping that it would be activating and help me with my morning sedation on seroquel
hope bto us all
cee

 

Re: lithium - sedation or activating » cee

Posted by Phillipa on September 7, 2010, at 23:50:32

In reply to Re: lithium - sedation or activating, posted by cee on September 7, 2010, at 22:28:28

Calmed down the people I knew on it at low doses. Phillipa


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