u/ochakisu

after increasing to 900mg total a day (my blood level is at 0.6, right at the beginning of the therapeutic window) i’ve felt very numb, judgemental, unforgiving, and apathetic towards most people in my life, especially those i don’t see every day and online friends. i’m perfectly capable of feeling emotions, even strong ones (hence why i hesitate to call it emotional blunting), but its like i’m running out of empathy and i’m curious if anyone else has experienced this on lithium. how did you cope? did you adjust your dose?

i’ve talked about this to my therapist, i plan to bring it up with my psych but i’m also a tad nervous about it, since i’m finally stable. my bipolar is a monster and i’m worrying about going back to 600mg because of it

i don’t know if this is appropriate to post here, but i wanted to make a small warning - if you are prone to psychosis and/or delusions, please be careful on instagram reels or tiktok right now. me and several of my friends have been getting reels about government conspiracies, gangstalking, and other similar things that could easily throw someone vulnerable off into the deep end. i am glad i’m not prone but i keep pressing “not interested” and it keeps popping up. it’s not only really weird but it’s dangerous. stay safe everyone 🫂