lithium

anon53727290 · August 4, 2015, 12:03pm

Can someone tell me how to stop trembling on lithium as a side affect? My whole body shakes. I can stop

nh_user_49416 · August 4, 2015, 1:28pm

Never taken Lithium always been on Lamotragine and Quinipine had no problems with them, hope you get sorted out

anon53727290 · August 4, 2015, 1:38pm

I'm on lamotridine and geodon

nh_user_744095 · August 4, 2015, 2:42pm

Have you just started on lithium? This will pass, if not go and see your doc. I have been on lithium for years and never had a problem.

anon53727290 · August 4, 2015, 2:54pm

I was on it for years and went off of it for this reason. I have been back on it for about 4 months

nh_user_744095 · August 4, 2015, 3:59pm

What over meds you on?

anon53727290 · August 4, 2015, 4:10pm

Ativan, lamictal, trazadone, effexor, geodon

nh_user_839850 · August 4, 2015, 8:38pm

AJ:

When was your last Lithium Levels Blood Test you got? It seems to me that could be that your Lithium Levels are higher than what they're supposed to.

The therapeutic Lithium Levels in Blood are very near to toxicity. And I don't wan't to scared you but, Trembling is one of the effects of a Lithium Toxicity. You MUST go to your psych to have an order and do it ASAP. The range MUST BE between 0.6mEq/mL - 1.2 mEq/mL (I am not sure about the measures because it can change from lab to lab and from country to country).

Summary: GO TO YOUR PSYCH, ASAP! Get well soon!

P.S. If you can let me know what she/he says or what's happening to you after you came to you doc will be GREAT! Wishing my Best to you!

anon53727290 · August 5, 2015, 12:38pm

A couple weeks ago I came down from a manic episode that lasted 5 months. Yesterday Dr decrease lithium from 1200 to 600 a day because of the bad tremors. I'm 3 days in on another manic episode. HELP!!!

anon53727290 · August 5, 2015, 12:49pm

Also my balance has been off and ringing in my ears

nh_user_744095 · August 5, 2015, 2:20pm

Yeah, I get a blood test every 3 months to check my levels in case of toxic.

anon53727290 · September 17, 2015, 12:38pm

Are you drinking too much alcohol? If so It can affect youre lithium level and cause severe tremors...Go and see your Dr and ask if you can come off lithium and try other meds... Quetiapine and semisodium valproate works for me, which means no more blood tests and has stopped my embarrasing tremors

nh_user_899612 · October 2, 2015, 9:21pm

I hope by now you've got some relief from the trembling. I have tremors in my fingers which is z nuisance when texting but nothing as bad as you have experienced.