My mom has been taking lithium for over 10yrs. She's currently at the hospital because she couldn't move her left side, lack of sleep, and urine retention. So right now the physicians game plan is to stop all medications and see if thats what's causing her mania, insomnia, and lack of mobility. Please think long and hard before taking this medication long term.

I got on Lithium a year ago. My harm urges went WAY down. Totally worth the side effects for me.

My boyfriend has bipolar II, but the only medication that has ended up working for him turns out to be lithium. He was never explained why blood levels or hydration is so important, he hasn’t had his levels checked in like a year (he’s been taking it for like 5 years).

Thank you so much for this. I am in the process of discontinuing lithium now, after experiencing kidney problems. I was on lithium for many years and I wish that my doctors had looked into trying something else instead of waiting until a crisis. Everyone who takes lithium should be aware of the side effects and ask their doctor about switching if they've been taking it for a long time instead of waiting until things go south. I love your videos; they have so much helpful information.

Thank You for this. I was on lithium for 20+ years and only recently got off of it due to a reaction that occurred during a 5 month stay in the hospital. My kidneys were shutting down, my calcium was through the roof, my potassium was bottoming out. In addition I became a diabetic insulin dependent and needed oxygen regularly. As a “ shot in the dark”, one of my doctors suggested I go off of the lithium and miraculously only after a few days all those complications I mentioned stabilized and all treatments were suspended. I have since added to my medical profile that along with penicillin, lithium is now an additional allergy.

Lithium oratate is better absorbed in the brain at lower doses without the toxicity and side affects therefore i prefer lithium oratate for treating bipolar. You can say im wrong but lithium oratate is just a superior form of lithium.

I personally use Quetiapine (seroquel) to treat my type II bipolar disorder, it works very well on me with no side effects (but I guess it can be different with everyone)

So true..........that med is in my past...Thanks

Apparently lithium in much lower doses might still be beneficial without all these side effects. Not exactly for bipolar though.

Lithium made me want to kms I never had suicidal thoughts till I took those meds😭😭

Lithium gave me the scariest hallucinations that will haunt me for the rest of my life

My son has bipolar with mania and depression!he tried lithium, didn’t do well on that drug! He is trying to treat without meds! He’s not doing good right now, i just bought your book. I hope on getting info on treating bipolar without meds, his choice. Any ideas on a natural medication for him?

My dad takes 500mg in the morning and another 500mg in the afternoon. It's not ideal, he developed diabetes. But he goes mental without. What's the alternative? 😢

Use mineral lithium not pharmaceutical lithium

Thank you for this information

I've never gave medicine a shot long ago scared of side affects . But I know I need help. I'm a mess and it's come to s point where I know I need help .

I was on lithium for 20 some years and it did not help the suicide tendencies or thinking. I finally ended up in the hospital six different times to try and get leveled out.

Lithium for my bi polar fucked me up real bad.

I really enjoy your KZfaq channel and TikTok

Lithium didn’t work for me at all. It turned me into a zombie with my hair falling out, gained 80 pounds in eight months, couldn’t function at all, shaking all the time, yet I was still depressed as heck and having the occasional manic meltdowns. I was in hell for a year. Eventually I got off of it and it took many years to find a med cocktail that works for me.

God I hated everything about being on Lithium but I was also on Respiradone and Effexxor at the same time... I called it being "on the zombie train", my range of emotions was reduced to a tiny band. I could've watched a loved one get attacked by a bear and barely reacted.

Lithium made me really ill. I'm now on quetiapine and vortioxetine for my bipolar 1,I'm still not doing very well though and I'm starting an intensive therapy course tomorrow.

I was on a low dose of lithium 600mg for years. It worked great for me, but the hand tremors were horrible. Finally stop taking it a year ago.

Thank you for your video. I just learned where a lot of cobalt and lithium comes from. There's a lot of medical need coming for some miners.

natural lithium in small amounts like 5 or 10 mg is the actual nutrient for the brain. it's my personal belief that when they use it in higher doses as a medication it becomes toxic rather quickly. you'd be surprised what a small dose will do. I was prescribed it when I was younger and when it got hot out I pretty much OD'd on it I was dehydrated. then I tried it in a small dose as an adult in a supplement and it had a much different effect.

Lithium is the worst shit ever

Do you have a short based on Seroquel ?

I just never feel like I'm on top of the world or anything like that. But I have have DPDR and anxiety . But sometimes wonder if I have bi polar with it cuz my dad is

I have bipolar 2 disorder but I have never taken Lithium as medication except the only medication I usually take is Sertraline and that really helps me A LOT to lower my depression and control my mood swings but I know this doesn't help to many people but at least some of them depending how it makes you feel...

I am suffering with schizophrenia for last 4 years Currently on Antipsychotics hope i will recover soon Jai bageshwar dham Jai shree ram Jai balaji

Been on lithium for more than 3 years.. It used to be sodium valproate before that.. though I feel like nothing unusual with this med cause I don’t feel obvious side effects that make me go crazier, sometimes the suicidal thoughts still linger, especially when there’s a trigger.

What do you think of the theory stating that mental illness is needed to reach a certain development of character? (positive disintegration)

Lithium carbonate or orolate?

How about Lithium Orotate ???

Lithium works so well for my bipolar disorder but it has its effects on my body

You said in a video dated 5 years back that Lithium is one of the top 3 choices for Mixed Mania. Now with this video you are saying the opposite... Are you aware of this discrepancy in your content? Were you mistaken in the past or is there new findings since the video 5 years ago? I know that this is the internet, but I would like to know that I am taking in content from a credible source while navigating my health plan and journey in mental health.

Can you make a video about Clonidine for ADHD treatment please?

I think lithium’s good prophylactic treatment for all the mood disorders/affective psychoses for the fact alone (if nothing-else) that it greatly reduces the long-term risk of suicide (something people who often have mixed episodes are at an especially-high risk for).

Replace "can" w/"DOES" RE: adverse effects.

Why is it found on the pcr swab tests??

This is the medicine poor Britney Spears was forced to take. I don’t think it was a good one for her. She’s so different now and not in a good way 😔

Thats why i stop taking this

This doesn’t sound safe

What is a good alternative to lithium? Seroquel?

The great things about lithium for people with bipolar is; it is an anti inflammatory on the brain, its a neuroprotective, it increases bdnf in the brain and helps improve cognitive function in the brain. Certain terpenes and cannabanoids found in cannabis do exactly the same thing without all of these horrible side effects that lithium has! Il list them now for you but I have bipolar was on 15 different types of medications for a period if 5 years all the medications made my symptoms worse the antipsychotics and mood stabilisers made me feel depressed and the antidepressants made me manic nothing worked until my psychiatrist prescribed me cannabis to treat my bipolar ever since then I've had less episodes and the ones I do have are minor in comparison to what it was like before I started being prescribed cannabis by my psychiatrist if you have bipolar and are reading this please don't just go out and buy some cannabis to see if it works there are over 5000 different strains of cannabis all that can be used to treat different illnesses all with different terpenes and cannabanoids in them and different levels of each so the chance of u buying one that is helpful in treating bipolar is very low infact there are some strains of cannabis that can make the symptoms of bipolar worse cannabis is a medication like any other medication it has to be prescribed by a doctor but here are the terpenes and cannabanoids that do exactly the same thing as lithium without any of the horrible side effects mentioned in this video lol Beta-Caryophyllene is an anti-inflammatorys that work on the brain specifically. It is an antioxidant. It also modulates and lessens the psychoactive effects of thc. So will stop you feeling high from the thc found in some strains of cannabis. Limonene increases bdnf in the brain. It is also an anti inflammatory on the brain. This terpene also modulates and lessons the psychoactive effects of thc. Alpha-Pinene improves cognitive function in the brain it is also an anti inflammatory on the brain. CBD is a cannabanoid found in cannabis that is a neuroprotective Switching to cannabis to treat my bipolar has given me and my family our lives back! More people need to know it is an option for them I didn't think it was until recently! The worst side effects you can get with lithium is death! Still to this day nobody has died from overdosing on cannabis!

ALL of it is throwing crap at a wall to see what sticks.

My mania has only increased on lithium it’s really strange

shes talking about lithium carbonate a synthetic version, lithium orotate is natural and has not got side effects if used correctly

I know this isn’t good to say but honestly weed helps me so much. I’ve tried so many medications and it just doesn’t work. Lethium made me feel very sick and since you have to check your blood, it made me so tired. I don’t use weed all the time but when I need it I’ll use it

@Tracy Marks . Question I have severe anxiety . But I also have random delusions like people are following me or someone's talking about me . Only thing is I don't believe it. It's not like I believe the same thoughts. Its more or less why the hell is that there. Don't know if it's anxiety or not . My dad has bi polar but I never was depressed ever or showed any signs until all of sudden a year ago I went into some kind of mental illness and haven't been right since . Idk if it's depression from anxiety or depression along with anxiety .

I take lithium for depression… is this normal?

I take Lithium. It helps me better than the other mood stabilizers. The side effects are scary though.

Look at what it did to Britney Spears

My favorite part of taking lithium was on top of these awful side effects, it didn't make me feel better at all.

I'm taking it from 2 weeks 600mg as my Doc prescribed

kidney failure

Without lithium i cant survive. I am not much aware about its side effects. But must do lithium test, then only you stop that medicine. Otherwise decease will caught backk!!! So dont do!!

Self medication is a not the best approach to dealing with bipolar disorder

yeah?

How about the razor thin therapeutic levels?

Ok.... The new doc gave me lithium and I possibly bipolar 2 or 3.... 🤦🏼‍♀️

Lithium causes me to develop Psoriasis. I am on a very low dose for my Major Depressive Disorder.

In which dose can it cause weight gain?

Do you know what the risk to kidneys might be in small doses taken long-term?

It’s never the best options. So toxic

Doesn't seem it's used very much anymore.

hmmmmm... "Im so happy, cus today i found mt friends, there in my head"

thinkin bout Kanye :/

PSA: She's apparently talking about Lithium Carbonate, which is usually dosed at a toxic level. On the flipside, there's Lithium Orotate which is much safer and crosses the blood brain barrier at much lower doses and has many beneficial effects on your health. Do your own research and don't let videos like this scare you from helping yourself to better health!