Calling Ironman Athletes on lithium

Hi Andy,

I have noticed I need to drink more water and during a med change my endurance is greatly affected. I went to an open dance the evening after my Dr. up-ed me from 600mg to 1,200mg. I lasted about 15 minutes (versus 90 minutes). I feel ill if I drink while running. I've had to alter my workout to lower-intensity. Instead of running, I'll walk on a steep incline. I get a similar workout - same calorie burn, but I need less water, and don't get sick from drinking water. I can workout about 40 minutes longer with this change.

I'm exercising about an hour, 6 days a week. I'm hoping to build endurance, but honestly, I get bored too easily. ;)

I gained 20 pounds over 2 years on Seroquel XR. When my Dr. let me stop Seroquel XR, I immediately lost 20 pounds. I lost an additional 10 pounds from stress after that. Now I'm working on the last 10 - 20 pounds with a personal trainer, nutritionist and hopefully can stay off of Seroquel for a couple more months.

I haven't had weight problems with lithium. Just the challenge to stay hydrated - which pretty much rules out endurance activities for me.

I don't think you'll get a lot of response to this thread. I can only think of two other regular poster that workout - neither of them are on lithium.