Symptoms of Lithium toxicity

Symptoms of Lithium toxicity

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Lithium toxicity includes the 16 symptoms listed below:

• Increasing diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Anorexia
• Muscle weakness
• Lethargy
• Giddiness
• Ataxia
• Lack of coordination
• Tinnitus
• Blurred vision
• Coarse tremor of extremities
• Coarse tremor of lower jaw
• Muscle hyperirritability
• Choreoathetoid movements
• Dysarthia
• Drowsiness
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Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Anorexia - see all causes of Anorexia
• Ataxia - see all causes of Ataxia
• Blurred vision - see all causes of Blurred vision
• Choreoathetoid movements - see all causes of Choreoathetoid movements
• Coarse tremor of extremities - see all causes of Tremor
• Coarse tremor of lower jaw - see all causes of Tremor
• Drowsiness - see all causes of Drowsiness
• Giddiness - see all causes of Giddiness
• Lack of coordination - see all causes of Coordination problems
• Lethargy - see all causes of Lethargy
• Muscle weakness - see all causes of Muscle weakness
• Tinnitus - see all causes of Tinnitus
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting

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Poisoning: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Depending on poison (such as alcohol, cyanide, acetone, turpentine, or petroleum): headache, seizures, loss of consciousness, chest pain, muscle weakness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Poisonous snakebite: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Pain, edema, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, necrosis

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Poisonous snakebites: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Most snakebites happen on the arms and legs, below the elbow or knee. Bites to the head or trunk are most dangerous, but any bite into a blood vessel is dangerous, regardless of location.

Most pit viper bites that result in envenomation cause immediate and progressively severe pain and edema, local elevation in skin temperature, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, and local necrosis. (See After a snakebite.)

Because pit viper venom is neurotoxic, pit viper bites may cause local and facial numbness and tingling, fasciculation and twitching of skeletal muscles, seizures (especially in children), extreme anxiety, difficulty speaking, fainting, weakness, dizziness, excessive sweating, occasional paralysis, mild to severe respiratory distress, headache, blurred vision, marked thirst and, in severe envenomation, coma and death. Pit viper venom may also impair coagulation and cause hematemesis, hematuria, melena, bleeding gums, and internal bleeding. Other symptoms of pit viper bites include tachycardia, lymphadenopathy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, and shock.

The reaction to coral snakebite is usually delayed — sometimes up to several hours. These snakebites cause little or no local tissue reaction (local pain, swelling, or necrosis). However, because coral snake venom is neurotoxic, a reaction can progress swiftly, producing such effects as local paresthesia, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, marked salivation, dysphonia, ptosis, blurred vision, miosis, respiratory distress and possible respiratory failure, loss of muscle coordination and, possibly, shock with cardiovascular collapse and death.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Snakebites, poisonous: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Most snakebites happen on the arms and legs, below the elbow or knee. Bites to the head or trunk are most dangerous, but any bite into a blood vessel is dangerous, regardless of location.

Most pit viper bites that result in envenomation cause immediate and progressively severe pain and edema (the entire extremity may swell within a few hours), local elevation in skin temperature, fever, skin discoloration, petechiae, ecchymoses, blebs, blisters, bloody wound discharge, and local necrosis.

Because pit viper venom is neurotoxic, pit viper bites may cause local and facial numbness and tingling, fasciculation and twitching of skeletal muscles, seizures (especially in children), extreme anxiety, difficulty speaking, fainting, weakness, dizziness, excessive sweating, occasional paralysis, mild to severe respiratory distress, headache, blurred vision, marked thirst and, in severe envenomation, coma and death. Pit viper venom may also impair coagulation and cause hema-temesis, hematuria, melena, bleeding gums, and internal bleeding. Other symptoms of pit viper bites include tachycardia, lymphadenopathy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hypotension, and shock.

The reaction to coral snakebite is usually delayed — sometimes up to several hours. These snakebites cause little or no local tissue reaction (local pain, swelling, or necrosis). However, because coral snake venom is neurotoxic, a reaction can progress swiftly, producing such effects as local paresthesia, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty swallowing, marked salivation, dysphonia, ptosis, blurred vision, miosis, respiratory distress and possible respiratory failure, loss of muscle coordination and, possibly, shock with cardiovascular collapse and death.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

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About signs and symptoms of Lithium toxicity:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Lithium toxicity. This signs and symptoms information for Lithium toxicity has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Lithium toxicity signs or Lithium toxicity symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Lithium toxicity may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Lithium toxicity symptoms.