Any tips on dealing with the heat when you're on lithium?!

Any tips on dealing with the heat when you're on lithium?

I'm taking 600 mg of lithium a day (along with 125 mg lamictal) and I am really getting dizzy and ill in the heat. I like to garden and I have a large rural property with lots of chores and so I need to go out in the heat. I know there must be some bipolar athletes out there who have figured out some tips!

Here is what I do:

I drink a LOT of water
I douse my head with water
Take air conditioning breaks when I can (another property doesnt have air)
Stay inside on the very hottest days (over about 85 fareignheit)
work in the morning and evening.

I have to wear bug spray much of the time, which puts on a coating of oil and makes me hotter. My vehicle does not have AC and I can't afford a new one until it fails. Sometimes it seems like if I eat something salty it helps? Is there some lithium sodium balance messed up?

Any extra tips would be great! Thanks, all of you!!

Actually you seem to be doing all the right things. I bought a neckerchief that you soak in water. It has some little beads that absorb the water and it swells up. You tie it around your neck and it really helps a lot. Also, you might check into one of those spray bottles that have a fan on them. They are battery operated. I use one of them also as, here in the desert the temperature often gets up over 100 degrees...best wishes