Posted by Tabitha on March 25, 2016, at 14:47:57
In reply to Re: Lithium water retention » Tabitha, posted by SLS on March 25, 2016, at 7:39:33
> Once you decide on how much fluid you will take in, you must be consistent, otherwise your lithium blood levels will fluctuate.
That makes sense. Consistency is difficult for me.
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> I haven't found a good explanation of the dynamics of lithium-induced water retention, or weight-gain for that matter. If you find one, please post it.
>My pdoc told me that lithium doesn't cause weight gain due to appetite changes like some meds, but just due to water retention. If that's true then the weight gain should be limited to a few pounds.
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