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08/12/2010 06:08 PM
PandaBear
 
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Morning All,

I am currently taking 900mgs of lithium and its giving me the tremors quite badly this morning i had a mild bingle in my car due to these tremors they just come on suddenly and i feel them through my whole body but mainly my hands and legs...

Does anyone have any tips on how i can subside these??

They arent a nice thing to have...

Tremors, Jitters, Shakes etc all the same thing....

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08/12/2010 06:15 PM  Top
brandib811
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You could try asking for a rx of cogentin. It is supposed to combat nasty side effects like tremors
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08/12/2010 06:16 PM  Top
MissStacey
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Some of these meds can do that, Depakote is another one. Are you drinking enough water? Are you drinking caffiene? You may want to speak to your pdoc if it's persistant, there is a med that counteracts tremors called propranalol. If it doesn't counteract with anything most times they will put patients on it to stop them if they are that bad. Good luck! Wink
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08/12/2010 07:38 PM  Top
Joy75
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That has got to be troublesome. Definitely talk to your psychiatrist about this. There are medications that you can take to stop this.
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08/13/2010 12:27 AM  Top
RickEJ
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I had tremors on Lithium and we had to stop it. Of course I was started at a dose that is suggested and that does not usually work well with me. It was just too much.

I would try it again with my new pdoc if she thought it would work. She almost always starts me off a low doses which work for me. I'm pretty sensitive to a lot of these meds.

I would defiantly call the pdoc. and let him/her know whats happening.

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08/13/2010 07:13 AM  Top
beautifulmind
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I agree with the others. Call your pdoc asap and let them know what's going on. Your level needs to be checked and a medication more than likely needs to be added to fight the tremors. Good luck and keep us posted!
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