Lithium- initial weight gain
 

Hi everybody!

I know that question is a bit shallow, bit i´ll ask anyway :dizzy::

I started taking Lithium four weeks ago. I haven´t gained weight, I actually lost 1,5 kg (THANK GOD).
The strange thing is that I suddenly get a lot of compliments (hey!!) and people always assume I would have lost aruond 10kg....I am down a dress size and I can wear clothes I wore when my weight was lower.....

Ok, I know that´s this is not really a problem, but I was thinking maybe my body holds back water because of the Lithium salt. Would explain the numbers on the scale... :^:

Someone with the same expierences?

I started to take Paxil and also a high blood pressure medication. I lost 35 pounds so far. Both have possibe weight loss as a side effect. Also, the anti-depressant has caused me to feel better about life so I go out and do more exersise and do not eat for mental reasons (only for hunger reasons). I think that the anti-depressent is helping me more than any "diet pill."

I don't know a lot about water, but improper water storage can really put on weight. You're body is 95% water, so is that additional weight, so I can see water loss as being a main thing in weight loss.