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What Causes Pain In Body,anxiety And Pressure In Head?

i took myself off my litium imeadiately without doctors help, am i gonna be ok? i experience pains in several different places. my chest, breasts, back, and gas cramps. i also have terrible anxiety, could this be causing it? and i feel pressure in my head when i stand up sometimes.
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
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Hello,
Lithium is a mood stabiliser and usually considered to be very effective in controlling the symptoms of depression, anxiety etc. When it is withdrawal suddenly then there can be withdrawal symptoms plus relapse of the symptoms which it was taking care of.

You have not mentioned the reason of stopping lithium or the dose & duration for which you had been taking it. These three points are important to know in order to guide you properly.

Best will be to see a psychiatrist and get yourself evaluated. I think that this all is due to relapse of anxiety and you will need an anti anxiety drug for some days to help this situation. I have seen paroxetine in a dose of 12.5 - 25mg showing good response.
Without meds the symptoms can last upto few weeks and pose difficulty in doing daily works.

Wish you good luck.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD neuropsychiatry

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What Causes Pain In Body,anxiety And Pressure In Head?

Hello, Lithium is a mood stabiliser and usually considered to be very effective in controlling the symptoms of depression, anxiety etc. When it is withdrawal suddenly then there can be withdrawal symptoms plus relapse of the symptoms which it was taking care of. You have not mentioned the reason of stopping lithium or the dose & duration for which you had been taking it. These three points are important to know in order to guide you properly. Best will be to see a psychiatrist and get yourself evaluated. I think that this all is due to relapse of anxiety and you will need an anti anxiety drug for some days to help this situation. I have seen paroxetine in a dose of 12.5 - 25mg showing good response. Without meds the symptoms can last upto few weeks and pose difficulty in doing daily works. Wish you good luck. Dr. Manisha Gopal MD neuropsychiatry