how many pills of lithium will kill you?
84650
dont kill yourself or someone else with lithium pills call the suicide hotline please....
692688
It depends what you are treating and in who. From the drugs I would guess Bi-Polar disorder and maybe some trouble sleeping. Ask your doctor about a drug called Lamictal. I had to be taken off lithium after 15 years due to it's toxic side effects and the Lamictal not only worked as well as the lithium, it did it without the side effects! It was a like a fog lifted from my brain. Obviously this is for you to decide with your doctor. The transition from Lithium to anything has to be taken very seriously and done both slowly as well as under supervision.
1067051
You haven't overdosed. But when you take diet pills you're supposed to follow them up with a HEALTHY diet and exercise plan. Not eating is NOT healthy. You have to eat or else the diet pills burn up everything and you have nothing left. You can die like this. EAT
613330
Did our lithium prescription run out??? No, really, I don't think you're on drugs but I think perhaps you may need to be. ;-)
461502
When you take too many of them.   Too many would depend upon your weight and height.   But I imagine that if you taken 30 sleeping pills, it would put you into a coma.\n\nIt may not take that many, but I think 30 would do it.  If not, then a whole bottle will do the trick.
59791
Diet pills are bad for you, period.  The others are probably all right together.
1008125
I have the most severe form of Bipolar and have been on lithium consistently for the last 18+ years.  The latest reading I've done says the therapeutic level is 0.6 to 1.0.  There are so many factors that can affect what your level is at any one time:  illness, increased activity, heat, pregnancy, among others.  It's a very narrow range so you need to have your blood tested regularly--and ask the doctor for the reading after each test--and keep track of it yourself.  Lithium does have side effects that aren't pleasant, but if you're aware of them you can prevent a major toxic reaction by alerting your doctor and stopping the med.  A lot of people say it doesn't work, but give it a chance.  You may need to work with your doctor to find the appropriate dosage.  It's not an overnight cure-all.  Bipolar disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain and subject to every variable.\n\nYou need to read as much about the subject as you can.  Maybe a support group would help.  Have you checked out the possibility you may have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?  There are many similarities.\n\nYou need to have candid talks with your therapist.
736799
1 pill = ok.\n2 pill = good.\nmore than 4 pill = dangerous.\nBeware.\nAsk a doctor first according to your needs!
316557
Because research and studies have been done to determine the best dosage. Less might not work for your problem. too much probably will not hurt you once but if you do it consistently you may end up with liver or organ damage.If you take too much of certain medications it will kill you.Most people do not die from overdoses but may end up with brain damage. Is it worth it?
252723
Lithium is a common medication.
769932
Is that the reason you want them?  to die?  It all depends on how you react to the pills.  I take benadryl as a sleeping aid.  It is a pill for allergies, but it has the side effect of causing drowsiness in some people. I take 2 at a time.  If you take a narcotic sleeping pill, which of course needs a prescription from a doctor, you can become addicted, and yes, you can die from taking too many.  But you would have to take 2 to 3 times the recommended dosage to die.  Usually the stomach will reject the pills and you will vomit.  But it is not a chance you should take.  You should check with your doctor as to why you are having trouble sleeping, or why you want to take sleeping pills.  Perhaps he will have some solutions that do not involve medications.
582011
wow!  that totally depends on the pills!!!!!\n\nask your doctor!!!!!
633783
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium#History\n1817\nJohan August Arfwedson
831345
1000 to 1500 milligrams is a common dosage - taken in divided doses (500 milligrams 2 or 3 times per day).
1083464
Yes bipolar disorder, untreated can be deadly.  15% of all bipolar people will successfully kill themselves and at least  25% of bipolar patients will attempt suicide. Now if one adds the amount of people who die by acting stupid during mania, then bipolar disorder looks a lot like a terminal disease. The good news is the medication lithium reduces the number in half and if the disease is under control then one does not have to end up on suicide watch. Bipolar is not something to take lightly because one bad mood swing can cause someone to fall off the deep end. This is why therapy and medicine are so important and if there is a sudden change in mood the doctor needs to know right away. It's better to stop a problem at the beginning then to have to suffer.
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Lithium is to treat depression. If you take lithium, the result is the opposite - you gain weight easily.\n\nDrink a lot of water does not help reduce your weight, but the fact is you have to drink enough water and not to drink too much with your meal which can give you indigestion.\n\nToo much salt can cause you to retain too much fluid and sometimes hypertension.\n\nSoda pop is empty-calorie drink. You can eliminate from your diet.\n\nCoffee - not more than one cup per day\n\nExercise certainly helps reduce your fat and improves your health.
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here is one reason:\n\nLithium salts such as lithium carbonate (Li2CO3), lithium citrate, and lithium orotate are mood stabilizers used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, since unlike most other mood altering drugs, they counteract both mania and depression. Lithium can also be used to augment other antidepressant drugs. Useful amounts of Lithium for this use are only slightly lower than toxic amounts, so the blood levels of Lithium have to be carefully monitored during such a treatment.