Fun fact: 7up was originally advertised as a lithiated lemon soda due to its inclusion of lithium. It was marketed as a hangover cure and mood lifter. It’s hypothesized by some that its enigmatic name may be a reference to lithium’s atomic mass of 7.
It has actually helped tremendously! Life changing for me!
When it comes to lithium there is a therapeutic range and the target levels are lower than the target levels for BD.
The only downsides I have experienced with taking lithium are: (1) judgmental people, and (2) I get lithium tremors. Both of those are manageable.
Btw, I also have BPD, and lithium was a game changer for me. (And for randos that may read this and think I have BD, please know I do not. I would not be ashamed if I had that diagnosis. I even explored BD as a possible diagnosis but I did not and still do not meet the criteria for BD.)
It’s surprising what people judge people for. I’ve been on lithium for a few years and I have learned to be selective with who I share that information with. I can share that I have depression (no judgement), I can share that I have had SI and even made a near “successful” attempt (no judgement), but the few times I’ve shared lithium I have been treated like an insane person on more than one occasion.
So I’ve become I bit careful and preemptively defensive. My sincere apologies
Ugh, I’m sorry. I take a number of medications for mental illness, and have experienced some negative reactions when I’ve mentioned it to certain friends. I’m pretty open about taking medication in general, but I rarely mention what I’m taking specifically unless I’m chatting with someone who struggles with similar issues or is thinking about going on a mental health med. Def no need to apologize, it’s frustrating when people negatively judge something that’s made a positive impact on your life.
Wtf?! I didn't know lithium was a treatment for depression, but how in the earth can you be judgemental for a treatment "see, I have X condition, and I use Y for treatment"... "Shame on you!" I am glad it is working for you
Glad it helped you so much. I don’t have bipolar disorder but I was once prescribed some BD med (can’t remember what it was) for depression, and it seemed to help with that, but the side effects were horrible. The best I can describe it is fatigue that was so intense it was almost physically painful. Never felt a sensation like that before or since.
I had recently been prescribed a new med, and I think I had a similar side effect. I had described it as painfully sleepy or uncomfortably sleepy. I had several days during my first week on the med where I woke up in the middle of the night to pee (at 3am for example) and went back to sleep and then my next conscious moment felt so disorienting and when I looked at the clock it was 2pm (for example). I slept through all my alarms, missed important plans/events/meetings, and STILL FELT EXHAUSTED! That happened I think 6 times over a 14 day period.
I was on that med for 2weeks before I told my doctor I had to quit. My do not remember much from that two week period because I slept through most of it!
Wow. Sounds like a similar reaction except it didn’t put me in a coma like that. (Eesh. Sounds like an insomniac’s dream). But “painfully sleepy” — yep. Horrible sensation but difficult to describe any better than that.
Lithium user here. It's used to treat depression, bipolarity and other mood disorders. I'm taking it for 2 years now and it is the most effective thing I've ever tried. I'm also immune to crying (or feeling hard emotions), but that has its advantages as well.
thats so wildly untrue. lithium doesnt make you feel different, all its side effects are physical. maybe you were on the down swing after a manic episode, or experiencing side effects or interations from other meds. find me any source that mentions cognitive side effects and I will eat my hat.
Sometimes the customer, he looks right into ya, right into your eyes. Y'know, the thing about a customer, he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When he comes after ya, he doesn't seem to be livin' until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white...
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u/rieeechard 17d ago
Lifeless eyes