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Lithium overdose

Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
Looks like due to the time delays between my GP and psychiatrist I've been on too high a lithium dose for 10 days..obviously I am cutting it tonight, does anyone have a rough feel for long it takes the most obvious side effects to abate?
I will be having a kidney test next week.
deleted_user
deleted_user
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!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
For me on average of 3 days. Your mileage may vary.
dobiedots
dobiedots
side effects? Give it 6-8 hours and drink GALLONS of water. it will just flush out.
deleted_user
deleted_user
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.
deleted_user
deleted_user
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.
deleted_user
deleted_user
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.....
deleted_user
deleted_user
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.
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
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
dobiedots
dobiedots
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.
deleted_user
deleted_user
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
deleted_user
deleted_user
You are SO lucky to sound like Johnny Cash.
I sounded like Tanita Tikaram for a while.
Which depressed me even more.
Community Leaderacuriousfish
acuriousfish
Your right, Pluck, that is really serious.

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

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