Bipolar Disorde
"I&#039;ve been on this medicine for 2 weeks now. I haven&#039;t really noticed a change in moods just yet. I guess because I&#039;m taking Celexa and Elavil too. We&#039;re weaning me off Elavil. But I have surely felt the side effects. I&#039;ve got some slight tremors in my hands, cotton mouth worse than ever, and my heart races at times. But my appetite has decreased since I&#039;ve been on it. Before adding lithium, Elavil made me feel good, but put 20lbs on me in 2 months. That&#039;s why I&#039;m coming off it. I just had my blood drawn to check my salt levels, so we shall see how that turns out. I was diagnosed bipolar in early 2003 and have been off and on just about everything for it. So my new doctor put me on lithium to help me. I&#039;m glad I read about the side effects others have posted."