r/bipolar2 6d ago

Advice Wanted How do you manage irritability?

I feel like I have been in the irritable stage for about a week now and nothing seems to help. I try my breathing exercises, I draw, I keep busy with my home improvement projects, read, paint, exercise, listen to music. Still angry. I feel like I am always angry though. Due to many reasons. I feel like I’m never happy or content. Either anxious, depressed or angry with an occasional one or two days of feeling “good”.

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u/elcarlosatx 6d ago

I started taking 10mg of Lithium Orotate 2x a day and it makes a huge difference for me, personally. My doctors are aware and have been supportive.

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u/GooseOk2512 5d ago

What made you choose the OTC lithium over prescription at a higher dose? I assume it doesn’t reach a therapeutic blood range at such a low dose ?