I, too have recently purchased serenity for my husband who is bi-polar. Has it worked for you? Have you noticed a change or side effects? Please respond.

It is actually such a small dose that I would be surprised if you noticed any improvement at all. I am a member of the healthcare community..With that being said, it is still lithium, it interacts with other drugs and medicines. It may be wiser to see a professional doc and get ral pharmaceutical lithium. It is very inexpensive if you get generic. I have seen generic lithium as low as 20 dollars a bottle.

I speak from experience, lithium is not good for your body at all. I was on it for 2 yrs when I was younger and I had some horrible experiences. I was always dehydrated and when I did anything physical at all, even normal things like walking in the sun, I got extremely ill and have passed out on several occasions. There are lots of other drugs now that don't have the bad side effects lithium does. I am bi polar and personally I don't take any meds at all because I have had more problems with them then good. I smoke pot and that seems to help.

I have just started taking Lithium (about a week and a half ago) and I'm becoming increasingly nervous about it's effects after reading about others experiences.
I am also a marijuana user, but my psychiatrist told me marijuana actually causes an unstable mood even though it may seem like it helps. He told me to stop smoking it and put me on lithium instead...
I feel like I'm getting a crappy deal.

Is lithium really worth me trying?