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kkmz

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Oct 5, 2021
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Hi, first post here. Has anyone tried OD'ing on the medication lithium? Ive been pretty suicidal for a long time and have attempted a few times. My baseline for suicidal thoughts are pretty high in general. Im currently being prescribed lithium and two other meds. My parents keep my meds locked up, but I have stock piled it up in the past. I always have been too scared to try again without being 100% sure it would work. Ive always been told lithium can be very dangerous. Is it actually that dangerous? If it were really dangerous, why would I; a highly suicidal person be prescribed it? lol
 
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douteiful

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Jul 9, 2021
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I had a friend who tried to OD on lithium, she took a lot and she just ended up in the ER. It doesn't seem like a reliable method, I'm afraid.
 
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Brayu

Student
Sep 14, 2021
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No... Although I'm not an example

I'm bipolar, I take this medicine, I took 40x 300mg at once... I was vomiting for days, I was sleeping in college, too confused, and it seemed I was losing my eyesight (by the way my astigmatism seems to have gotten worse with this). ..

It's disgusting and I find it so ineffective (at least I didn't take antiemetic at the time)

Result: College staff took me to the ER (and luckily didn't find out, so they just hydrated me)
 
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yellowpig

Member
Jan 3, 2021
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i was prescribed it as a highly suicidal person with the intent for it to make me less suicidal. when i was first prescribed it, they only wanted to give me a week at a time so i wouldn't try to kill myself. they told me it was a pretty bad way to die. i know lithium toxicity can have really bad effects, but i've read before that people mostly get the shitty effects but don't actually die.
 
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Naufrago

Somos o que pensamos...
Sep 24, 2021
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I'm sorry to have to say, but not even a gun fire is 100% effective.
 
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stellabelle

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Dec 14, 2018
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I was prescribed that once, along with some other unnecessary shit (as if it would "help" you not want to dump a sex offender/rapist/felon, as if it would stop his abuse or make it easier for me to handle his abuse, ha ha) - I overdosed and hallucinated like crazy. Not worth it.
 
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