"lithium saved my life by suppressing totally my suicidal thoughts. i would say it works moderately well for my hypomanias (we still had to add an antipsychotic) and moderately well for my depression symptoms (we had to add an antidepressant). i don&rsquo;t feel drowsy, numb, slow or zombie.

there is only one side effect i hate : the tremors. even inderal doesn&rsquo;t remove them completely. a single cup of coffee makes them 2x worse."