Posted by Ritch on December 4, 2004, at 9:54:13
In reply to Re: agitation on lithium WHAT? WHY?, posted by slinky on December 4, 2004, at 4:18:57
Did they start you off right at 900mg/day? If you are just adding it on for depression maybe that is too much for you and taking 300mg or 600mg would work better. Both Neurontin and Lithium are eliminated by the kidneys, there *might* be an interaction there (your lithium level might be higher than your doctor thinks for the dose you are taking). I'd get a blood draw. Also, the calcium channel action of the Neurontin might be interacting with the lithium in some way that makes it agitating. Just a hunch, but I think *slowly* adding some Tegretol to your Neurontin might work better for you than lithium if that doesn't settle down--Mitch
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