I gained weight recently when I started on Lithium because my dose was too high. I basically became an eating machine! I’ve been through this so many times. I’m mad at myself because once the extra lithium was out of my system, I kept eating. This happened to me with Seroquel as well. (Seroquel is an anti psychotic- lithium is a mood stabilizer.) I know people who have been on lithium and have not gained a pound! It’s the same with Seroquel- I know a guy who has been on it for ages. No weight gain! It’s depressing
I will just have to have some more chips and salsa to feel better.;)
I know that I could have stopped the eating. I didn’t. So now I have more weight to lose. Doesn’t it feel like a never ending cycle! I remind myself that it [ Read More ]

