Posted by Adam Donahue on November 26, 2003, at 16:33:42
In reply to Re: Lithium and concentration/abstract thinking, posted by linkadge on November 26, 2003, at 16:02:48
No kidding, that's interesting. Is this type of thing permanent? If I take lithium for a few months and decide it's not working for me, and stop taking it, will these brain disturbances last? I didn't take one this morning -- and already I feel a little more alert.
That reminds me of another question: how long does lithium stay in your system, and how long after taking it will it be its most potent.
I like your idea of taking it all in the evening, but frankly, I am slightly frightened by the cognitive sluggishness it has caused in me.
(On another note, what medicines affect glutamate in the opposite way, promoting its release?)
Thanks,
Adam
> Lithium can effect concentration, and cognition. You may want to take it all in the evening, at once say bedtime. I did this on 900 mg.
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> What I would do is take it all at say 7:00 pm or when you want to generally quit thinking. What lithium does is buffer your brains energy. It slows the releas of glutamate. If you take it all at night, you should be sharper in the day.
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