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Elemental Lithium

mulberryman

mulberryman

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I recently came accross some elemental lithium online, and since there isn't a thread about it, I thought I'd start one. Its sold under the brand name Serenity, and their site claims since its in its elemental "mineral" form, its not required to be sold as rx only. They claim it has a relaxing effect similar to the pharmaceutical lithium salts, though with fewer side effects. I'm just curious though, if anyone knows anything more about this substance, and since BL's best minds (myself, humbly not included, though I'd like to think I might be able to answer enough Q's right to win the free pass of the day :)) seem to frequent this forum most, ADD, it is. (Plus, OD, is getting a little cracked out with all the Vicksniffers and such 8))
 
i wouldn't trust them. elemental Li is a metal that will react violently with water to form lithium hydroxide. i have no idea what they mean by 'mineral form'. probably they mean a salt of some form (making it non-elemantal lithium)…
 
^^ Yeah, though it is a lot of fun to play with it if you like fireworks. All you need is a big chunk, a knife, and a bucket of water.
 
Don't take lithium unless it's under a doctors supervision. It needs careful blood monitoring especially during the first few weeks. Part of the reason why i chose lamictal instead of lithium (besides the fact that im bipolar 2 and tend to be more on the depressed side) is because of the hassle of blood tests.

I was also warned by my shrink about the kidney thing but since my kidneys are good that doesn't bother me. As long as your in the safe blood plasma range of lithium you should be ok.

But don't go taking any lithium that isn't medically prescribed by a shrink. I don't even think they allow these so called natural forms of lithium to be sold in canada.
 
^^ Yeah, I doubt they do allow it in Canada, though here in the states, how many drugs there are out there in "alternative" forms... Of course, our healthcare system also sucks as bad as our DEA policy... Personally, I just don't trust doctors, or nearly anyone with any kind of superiority over me, which is part of my as yet unidentified disorder, I'd imagine. I do know how to read at a 19th grade level though (despite the fact that I barely finished HS), at least according to the testing medium, and can google with the best of them, so I'll probably start with an extremely low dose, if I choose this one. So far, the kava, St. John's wort and phenibut are only doing so much for me, so I guess I'm open to suggestions.
 
really, really, really don't take lithium. It's a horrible idea unless you're getting regular blood testing. At first they typically require it monthly.

I was put on lithium and puked constantly for the 10 days I was on it. And that was with weed trying to keep my stomach down.
 
^^ Thanks for the heads up, then :) ...will have to find something else, like I said I'm open to suggestions, know anything good for anxiety, and bipolarism bordering on psychosis? Hopefully something, not requiring an rx in the states...
 
Indeed. unlikely, though, as I've had problems with DXM and PCP in the past, side effects...

Then of course, there's also the problem that I simply have now idea where I could find K either (and not sure I'd want to).
 
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