Posted by Squiggles on August 9, 2007, at 16:31:27
In reply to Lithium Good Bad Ugly?, posted by clubfitter on August 8, 2007, at 22:27:21
> Been told Lithium may be very helpful in treating my various ailments but don't want to gain a bunch of weight cause I just lost a ton. Any experiences with Lithium for depression and or bipolar? Thanks in advance for you help.
Yes, you gain weight on lithium. It increases your
appetite, and adds water to the body tissues. But as far as mood stabilizers go, it is the least fattening. You have to watch your diet and exercise to counteract that. Also, if your thyroxine augmentation is too low, you will gain weight from that factor as well. I noticed that when clonazepam was added, there was a substantial increase in weight-- like maybe 25%.Squiggles
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