After 16 years of isolation, I am in quite bad psychical state. physical too… I am not sure there will be miracles from the meds. I had an akathisia today from the lithium. Its 3 days that I am on it. I know its strange for the lithium but yes, I was pacing today in my moms house…
There is just one another thing… I am very anxious when around people, paranoid too I guess… I feel false or bad even when around my mom. I cant stop thinking of it. I have those many manierisms etc etc, its tough… Can my paranoia and anxiety be relieved by the lithium? ok, I cant think well too, theres already thought blockages in my case. Yeap, I should have been treated ealier but the bad is done already 
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Please help me a bit here and I am really sorry to always be negative like this…
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I had to get my lithium dose lowered. Of all my meds it keeps me most steady in my mood. It doesn’t really help me much with symptoms of sz but helps with the bipolar mood swings along with lamotrigine. It really doesn’t help with anxiety either. Just stability in my moods.
If the anxiety is from mixed states bipolar lithium can help a lot
Thanks both… Its a try the lithium I guess. Idk if my anxiety is from the bipolar… But I was 2 years on Zyprexa and my paranoia didn’t get much better. I dont expect miracles from meds anymore tbh, but I take my cautions. cause I wouldn’t like to get crazier on another new med… I guess the doc thought that I am quite depressed and maybe my anxiety is from this. But like I said, I spent too much time alone, everybody would go mad in my place too, lol… it will be tough to recover now I find… I even hide from the neighbors balconies if you see…
Hi @Anna1
Maybe your doctor thinks that your anxiety and paranoia is coming from mixed episodes, so this is why she added lithium.
Just try to have faith in your doctor.
He’s trying to help you.
I take Lithium Orotate for my bipolar, I have never had akathesia or any other problems with it.
I suppose you take Lithium Carbonate which requires blood tests.
Ok, wave, ill try to have faith yes. Its just that all my emotions are messy now… anger, confusion, envy, depression, lightheadness, its all per waves, I dont understand why its by waves…sometimes I feel guilty to have get to this point even though that I know that the mistake is not mine. I grew up in a terrible environment I think .
Simonw, yes, I take the carbonate version, whats the difference? They treat different symptoms, is that right?
I was offered Lithium recently to start my medication process.
Both the Orotate and carbonate have the same effect, but the carbonate doesn’t enter the brain very easy so you need to have almost a toxic amount in your body.
Lithium orotate is the lithium to get. Forget that lithium carbanate which you have to get blood tests all the time.
Just get the lithium orotate, it’s safer and calms the mind without all those blood tests.
Lithium carbonate is toxic ancient crap.
What bullshite is that??
Lithium carbonate is excellent and is not ancient crap. It’s just helped so many people since then that is why it’s still being used.
I’m fine on it helps me alot
Lithium orotate is better, nuff said.
I don’t understand why they still prescribe lithium carbonate when lithium Orotate is much safer, doesn’t require blood test and works just as well.
I’ve heard that the dose required for lithium to be effective is close to the amount at which it becomes toxic. You’re supposed to drink a lot of water when you take lithium. I’ve also heard it works on the manic phase of bipolar before it works on the depressive phase.
Drinking is bad with lithium. It dries you and you look like a prune
Simonw, I try to listen to my doc. He said lithium carbonate for me, but the next time ill aski him why not orotate… But do you think, people, that it can help the paranoia? I also have thought blockages so the most of the time I cant think well, its a bit discouraging… I am not sure if this impossibility to think is from the isolation or more the illness. I am afraid that it will be hard to recover on this wow…
and how’s the lithium for your depression in fact? I am on 600 mg since yesterday and sometimes I feel like floathing, wow 
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Lithium helps with my suicidal tendencies. I don’t think about them as much. It’s worked well for me I take 1000mg a day and nothing to complain about
It also helped me with depression