cyclothymic disorde
"I've been on lithium for 4 months now.  As far as helping my mental symptoms I couldn't be happier BUT after about 2 months my hair started coming out.  My doctor assured me it was not the lithium (even though it's a documented side effect).  He said it was due to the huge amount of stress I had been under and hair shedding was the effect of it now 3 months later.  Well, after 4 months my hair is STILL coming out and I have 1/3 of the hair I had before.  I cringe everytime I wash it because I don't want to see all those strands circling the drain.  My doctor insists I continue it and he hasn't even offered to change it (only reduce the dose 1 month ago).  Folks I have had enough!!  I decided to try lithium orotate OTC.  I started it today."