If the problem went away after coming off the medication, that would indicate that it does not build up in the body. I would not expect it to, but have nothing to support that view except that it is a lighter metal than sodium and potassium, and in the same column on the atomic chart, and sodium and postassium do not accumulate like the heavy metals can.
Marshall Roxanne wrote: > Yes, lithium can build up in the body after years, and it can produce > unwanted psychosis and become toxic to the body. My friend's speech was > slurring and her doc put her in the mental ward and slowly wean her off of > it. She didn't have any side effects coming off, but apparently he was > afraid that if she was truly bi-polar she might become manic and experience > some pychosic of some sort so the hospital stay was the best place at the > time. Apparently the bi-polar diagnoses wasn't accurate, as she never did > have an episode after coming off the medication and is medication free > today. > > Roxanne > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Barker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: CS>off subject - lithium > > I have a friend who's been on 800mg lithium for thirty years. Does any one > know if lithium builds up in the body and if so how would one detox from it? > > Thanks, Roger > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
