Has anyone taken lithium for an extended period of time?!
Question: Has anyone taken lithium for an extended period of time!?
I've been on 1200-1500mg/day for almost 8 years now!. Since I started taking it, I've noticed that I cannot eat anything even remotely spicy because my tongue is overly sensitive!. Even too much ketchup will hurt me after awhile!. If I eat something like mild salsa, it will burn for up to 30 minutes!. The only thing it could really be is the Lithium!. I'm trying to determine if this is a normal thing with the medicine, and if it is, if there's anything I can do to lessen it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I've been taking it for 20 years (where did all that time go!?)!. I have never noticed any significant side-effects from taking it!. The only thing I've noticed is I get very thirst all the time on it, but that is good as you're supposed to drink a lot of water on lithium!.
sorry to say I don't know if lithium could be the cause of your tongue sensitivity or not, but I've never heard anything like this!. I think it's worth a call to your doctor's office and ask what they think about this!. If they aren't helpful, sometimes I find good info on sites like, webmd!.com!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
sorry to say I don't know if lithium could be the cause of your tongue sensitivity or not, but I've never heard anything like this!. I think it's worth a call to your doctor's office and ask what they think about this!. If they aren't helpful, sometimes I find good info on sites like, webmd!.com!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Another long time lithium user here!.!.!.I don't have any experience with tongue sensitivity either!. Sorry!. Only side effects for me are thirst (no biggie) and a little weight gain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i didnt really effect me at allWww@Answer-Health@Com