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Widespread Lithium Found in Drinking Water Across Communities in Western U.S.

Obviously, it's very bad to contaminate drinking water through mining. However,

“The health effects of long-term, low-level lithium exposure remain uncertain,” according to senior author Kathrin Schilling, PhD, MSc, assistant professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. “While lithium has been used safely for decades as a medication to treat bipolar disorder at doses far higher than environmental exposure levels, less is known about the potential health implications of chronic exposure through drinking water.”

There are numerous studies that show other benefits of higher lithium levels in the blood as well. Mining runoff would be my last choice for a source, of course.

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How do you deal with hyperfixations taking over your life?

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That definitely makes it tougher. Forming new and better habits wasn’t something I was able to do until I got Adderall. And at first I still went down rabbit holes, but I was finally able to focus on other stuff, like work. After a couple of years on the meds, managing the stuff you are talking about has gotten easier. Microdosing ketamine was also very helpful for me. It allowed me to stop getting worked up about things not being done correctly, but that’s probably also not available where you are.