Lithium Carbonate side effects ? Please help !

batpoopprincess wrote:I did/do have hair loss on lithium.

It is not that common, so I wouldn't panic until it actually happens.

I have found taking 1000mcg of Biotin every day really helps. Some websites and the like will tell you to take more but I have found the this dose to be pretty effective. As a bonus, it has made ny fingernails much stronger - they had gotten very brittle on my other meds, even before I started taking lithium.

Whoa ! Is your hair loss reversible ? Or is (some of) the loss permanent ? I know you mentioned Biotin and I've heard of it too, but I'm just wondering if whatever damage has been done up to a certain point can be fully undone.

Thanks so much for sharing.

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Crazy Canuck wrote:I'm on 900mg Lithium and have never found it to make me drowsy. Is there anything else that could be contributing here, like an increase in an SSRI med? My first 4-6 weeks on Cipralex were zombie-like I was so out of it and tired.

I'm not taking SSRIs yet (about to start Wellbutrin tomorrow), but I've been taking benzos (Xanax and Klonopin) ... it could be an interaction between the Lithium and the benzos.

Thanks.

I would be suspect of the benzodiazepine. I know that if I take a little too much it goes from having a calming to having a sleeping effect.