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Bipolar ForumsGeneral & Supportdoes poop consistency change once you go on meds?
01/19/2009 06:18 PM
simeon

without getting too graphic i have noticed a change in my monkey poop now that i am on lithium. Is this normal cause it sure feels weird and it feels like i just had a colonics treatment or an enema.I have never had these procedures but i imagine it feels like that. Anyone have something weird going on ?
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01/19/2009 06:32 PM  Top
Peart2112
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Perhaps you are drinking too much sweet tea? My three year old daughter is fond of saying she doesn't like sweet tea because it "makes me have a really yucky poop."
"To me there are three things everyone should do every day. Number one is laugh. Number two--spend some time in thought. Number three, you should have your emotions move you to tears. If you laugh, think, and cry, that's a heck of a day." ~ Jim Valvano

01/19/2009 06:34 PM  Top
Peart2112
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On a serious note, I found this:

If your lithium level is too high, or if your side effects are dangerous or intolerable, your lithium dosage may need to be reduced.

In general, the following side effects may be signs of mild to moderate lithium toxicity:

Mild shakiness, especially in the hands

Thirst

Increased or frequent urination

Diarrhea

Vomiting

Drowsiness

Muscle weakness

Coordination problems.

"To me there are three things everyone should do every day. Number one is laugh. Number two--spend some time in thought. Number three, you should have your emotions move you to tears. If you laugh, think, and cry, that's a heck of a day." ~ Jim Valvano

01/19/2009 06:49 PM  Top
glory
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SIMEON, PLEASE GO TO THE END OF THE OPINIONS THREAD. I HAD TO SAY WHAT WAS ON MY MIND.
"We Know We Are Out Of Step When"

We cannot walk a straight line.
We've stepped on our brother's foot.
We forget to be thankful.
We feel alone.
We think our dance is the only dance there is.

01/19/2009 07:45 PM  Top
simeon

think it was the diet pills now that i think about it.Thanks for your reply

01/19/2009 07:47 PM  Top
cirquepourvous
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i like the warnings that say may cause diarrhea and constipation. everything covered that way.
death happens every tiniest fragment of time and happens again every smaller tiniest fragment of time and there can be a tiniest fragment of time that makes life worth not losing . . .

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