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Long term Lithium side effects (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all,

I've been taking Lithium around 8 years now. Over the last few years I've had few odd medical things happening and wondering if any others have seen similar side effects? Doctor can't find contra indications but wondering if these might ring a bell?

Itchy hands and feet, I take antihistamines now to reduce symptoms
Skin conditions like excema or psoriasis
Issues do to with inflammation, e.g I've had cellulitis twice, generally find it hard to kill off infections without antibiotics.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I can't say anything about Lithium or its side effects, the symptoms however lead me to consider the possibility of an allergic reaction.

A relative of mine who had the first two issues and couldn't find a cause narrowed it down to a problem with diet, a problem with stress or metal poisoning from the materials in their cooking implements - pots, pans and such.

They've changed their diet, eating only one type of meal at a time - meat, carbohydrates, fruits, veggies etc, they've found more ways to wind down and stuck to what they liked and worked and they changed their cooking equipment. So far, they haven't had an outbreak in about half a year or so.

Without a cause to be found and if your doctor agrees it might be an allergic reaction, you could try to narrow the cause down same as my relative did. I hope this information helps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Good point, elimination diet seems sensible to see if it's allergy related. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I've never been on lithium but for other unknown reasons around age 25 I developed the first two symptoms you mentioned.

All three of your symptoms seems like autoimmune things maybe.

So the things you're experiencing might have nothing to do with lithium.