Posted by Hombre on November 23, 2010, at 17:53:55
In reply to Re: morgan: How is St. John's Wort Working Out?, posted by morgan miller on November 23, 2010, at 12:20:01
Did you feel any effects from the lithium orotate even though it did not show up on the blood tests?
I'm up in the air about it. For some people, it really seems to help, but for others, nothing.
I tried lithium when I first started going with a bipolar diagnosis, and at 800mg or so I got a tremor. I went back down to 400mg, but I felt really blunted and somewhat depressed. I realized that it was making me depressed and stopped. I also got pimples on my forearms and put on weight. Those side effects went away after I stopped taking it.
I think I'll buy a bottle of lithium orotate and try it on myself before recommending it to my friend. She'll be out of town for a month, so there's nothing I can do in the meantime. Shipments from the US seem to be taking longer and longer these days, even from iherb.
Thanks again for the recommendation and advice. It's easy to ignore an option for a long time, then when you pay attention to it it suddenly becomes a viable alternative and a source of hope.
poster:Hombre
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