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Fast Facts About Lithium
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Learn more about how Lithium affects your health.
This page contains a collection of fast facts about Lithium to help you understand the harm that Lithium-containing chemtrails can do.
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» Overview
» Health Effects of Lithium
» Lithium Withdrawal Symptoms
Quick Detox
Zeolite has been found to bind to lithium and platinum and act as a chelator. More information will be posted here as it become available.
Overview
Lithium (sold as "Eskaltih") is an antimanic agent used for treating manic episodes due to bipolar disorder. It is also combined with antidepressants to treat depression.
Health Effects of Lithium
- Bloody nose
- Dehydration in hot weather, especially if exercising
- Restlessness
- Fine hand movements that are difficult to control
- Mild thirst
- Loss of appetite
- Stomach pain
- Gas
- Indigestion
- Weight gain or loss
- Dry mouth
- Excessive saliva in the mouth
- Change in the ability to taste food
- Swollen lips
- Acne
- Hair loss
- Unusual discomfort in cold temperatures
- Constipation
- Depression
- Joint or muscle pain
- Paleness
- Thin, brittle fingernails or hair
- Itching
- Rash
- Unusual tiredness or weakness
- Excessive thirst
- Frequent urination
- Slow, jerky movements
- Movements that are unusual or difficult to control
- Blackouts
- Seizures
- Fainting
- Dizziness or lightheadedness
- Fast, slow, irregular, or pounding heartbeat
- Shortness of breath
- Chest tightness
- Confusion
- Hallucinations (seeing things or hearing voices that do not exist)
- Crossed eyes
- Painful, cold, or discolored fingers and toes
- Headache
- Pounding noises inside the head
- Swelling of the feet, ankles, or lower legs
- Drowsiness
- Shaking of a part of your body that you cannot control
- Muscle weakness, stiffness, twitching, or tightness
- Loss of coordination
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
- Slurred speech
- Giddiness
- Ringing in the ears
- Blurred vision
Lithium Withdrawal Symptoms
- Anxiety: It is very common to experience increases in anxiety when coming off of Lithium. This is a substance that helps calm people down and works well at minimizing overexcitement and manic responses. When you stop taking the medication, you may notice that you are feeling increasingly anxious.
- Bipolar relapse: A person coming off of Lithium may have a relapse of their Bipolar symptoms. Lithium is used as a “mood stabilizer” and when a person withdraws from it, they may be prone to experiencing mania, hypomania, or depression.
- Chest tightness: Another relatively rare withdrawal effect is that of feeling tightness in the chest or some type of constriction. This should subside as your body returns to normal blood levels.
- Depression: If you were taking Lithium for treatment-resistant depression, you may experience a relapse in your depressive symptoms. It is a substance that is thought to keep the mood “stable” which helps prevent too many peaks (highs) and valleys (lows).
- Emotional lability: This is characterized by involuntary crying or uncontrollable emotional displays. There is subtle evidence that suggests withdrawal from Lithium could result in emotional lability.
- Flu-like symptoms: This is a rare side effect, but if a person displays aches and pains, accompanied by nausea, it may feel somewhat “flu-like.”
- Headaches: Another very general symptom that some have reported experiencing is that of headaches. An easy remedy for this symptom is OTC headache relief.
- Irritability: Research suggests that the withdrawal process may contribute to heightened irritability.
- Mania: It is common in the case of individuals with bipolar disorder to relapse into mania upon withdrawal. The half life of Lithium is approximately 24 hours, so you may notice manic symptoms within a few days of discontinuation.
- Muscle aches: Some people experience muscle aches and pains when they stop taking this substance. This should not last for a very long period of time before it subsides.
- Nausea: You may feel nauseated when you stop taking Lithium. This could lead to vomiting in some people, but this isn’t a very common symptom.
- Suicidal thinking: Among individuals that have bipolar disorder and/or depression, coming off of any medication that aims to stabilize the mood could result in suicidal thinking. Most research suggests that abrupt discontinuation of Lithium is more likely to result in suicidal thinking and behavior than a gradual tapering.
- Sweating: Some people have reported that they get the “sweats” when coming off of Lithium. This is a pretty generalized symptom that is reported when withdrawing from most substances.
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