Lets see it took two weeks for my Lithium levels to be down to zero after being too high for about as long.

I wish you the best!!!

For me on average of 3 days. Your mileage may vary.

side effects? Give it 6-8 hours and drink GALLONS of water. it will just flush out.

It's difficult when they have dosed you fresh.Initially I mean.They tune it in later.The toxicity is the main danger so it's good you are acting.
For me, they were all there.Really bad stomach stuff too.Dizziness and blurred vision.headaches.
I never even knew they were side effects.

If I may ask, how high a dose are you on? My mother was on an extremely high dose, she shook so hard she was sent to a neurologist who discovered that she was literally being poisoned. She's much better now. Unfortunately I can't remember how long it took her to feel better, but it wasn't too long.

lithium is a great drug, but a real pain in the ass too...

took it for years and was working as an electrician in the heat. Suddenly I got dizzy, confused, didn't know where I was...so on and so forth

Took about three days to recover... I went to the hospital and they told me I was ok....liars...lol....but I never told em I was on lithium

It is a salt, so water helps alot....keeps the levels normal.....

This has happened to me more then a few times like said lots of water, lots trust me. How high was your level? TREMORS in my case anyhow bad hands especially. Maybe Nausea. You must have had a toxic level and they will tell you what to expect and also what to do.

Hi, I was on 1000mg, I am going beack to 800mg (I'm on Priadel 200).

I have an internal shaking, I sing alot..now I sound like Jonny Cash. My eyes are a bit blurred and kinda fogged. Having a real problem with the last step of any stairs/steps.

Well I have lots of bottled water here so I'll just keep hitting that.

Thanks for all the postings guys, Mark

When I was on Lithium I always had a bottle of Charcoal capsules. They absorb whatever is in your blood stream. It' a handy aid to get the Lith. out of your system quickly.

wouldn't suggest chugging water you can die from too much water here is a story I remember about a girl at a radio station doing a contest that did such.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2793477

You are SO lucky to sound like Johnny Cash.
I sounded like Tanita Tikaram for a while.
Which depressed me even more.

Your right, Pluck, that is really serious.

I can also do a stellar late period David Gahan..

I am going threw the same thing on Lithium I was on 600mg and I had the sakes so bad and confusion blurried eyes everything so I called my dr. cause I did'nt like how I felt and told them I was going down to 300mg. Cause I DID NOT like the way I feel. Now that I am down to 300mg I feel great no shakes nothing. Good luck its hard when it comes to medication and frusterating but you will get threw it drink LOTS of water that will help.

"I can also do a stellar late period David Gahan.. "

*sigh*

You must have COME when you realised it was like Dave Gahan.
haha