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True or False? Thin people on lithium for bipolar disorder don't drink coffee?

coffee increases appetite
lithium increases serotonin
lithium decreases appetite without coffee
coffee affects brain chemicals
lithium works alot better without coffee

False.

I worked in mental health since 1987 and I never heard any of that before.

My brother takes Lithium, he's thin and he drinks coffee.

The main neurotransmitter affected by Lithium is GABA, not serotonin.

False. there are no thin people on lithium.

Let me say why I said it. I've known quite a few people on lithium who drank coffee and didn't go for a walk every day.

Huh? Several of those statements are false, as is the "conclusion."

True?

false!

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