# Any one still on lithium **URL:** \ **Category:** Medications\ **Created:** [April 25, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801 "2026-04-25T21:07:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/1 "2026-04-25T21:07:47Z")
Just curious they put me on it the ward ---
**Author:** ![Wave](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/wave/32/14465_2.png) [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/2 "2026-04-25T21:12:25Z")
I was on it years ago for 10 years or so. Be careful as it’s very hard on your kidneys and thyroid. It messed with my metabolism and gave me both diabetes and hypothyroidism But it’s a good med especially for classic bipolar symptoms. Didn’t work well for me as I have atypical bipolar disorder ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/3 "2026-04-25T21:13:42Z")
Glad you said that I am hypothyroidism also ---
**Author:** ![Wave](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/wave/32/14465_2.png) [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/4 "2026-04-25T21:14:14Z")
Did the lithium cause it? ---
**Author:** ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/5 "2026-04-25T21:15:45Z")
No I have had it for about 20yrs ---
**Author:** ![Wave](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/wave/32/14465_2.png) [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/6 "2026-04-25T21:22:14Z")
If you have hypothyroidism then maybe you shouldn’t be on lithium? It’s best to ask a doctor ---
**Author:** ![waffles](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/waffles/32/701_2.png) [@waffles](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/waffles)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/7 "2026-04-25T21:25:18Z")
iim on it 150 mg. not much, i feel the same lol ---
**Author:** ![WhiteRaven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/whiteraven/32/5401_2.png) [@WhiteRaven](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/WhiteRaven)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 3:48am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/8 "2026-04-26T03:48:55Z")
Lithium destroyed my thyroid in 1994…been on Synthroid ever since. It didn’t even help my mental issues, either. Been off of it for 35 years… ---
**Author:** ![Hemy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/hemy/32/15415_2.png) [@Hemy](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Hemy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/9 "2026-04-26T05:05:07Z")
I’m on 1,350 mg daily. I used to be on a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:47pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/any-one-still-on-lithium/4801/10 "2026-06-18T22:47:07Z")