Posted by stargazer2 on June 10, 2010, at 22:23:09
In reply to i want to try lithium but my doctor wont let meWHY, posted by Jeroen on June 4, 2010, at 14:39:22
Have you tried Lithium before? What other meds are you currently on?
I just started on Lithium along with NArdil and it has helped with the really severe suicidal thoughts I was having.
Are you wanting to take it for any particualr symptoms?
Doses can be up to 600 mg 3x/ day. I started at 300 mg 2x/day and now went to 900 mg total, 300 inthe morning and 600 at night.
I know someone who becam lithium toxic and went into renal failure so you do have to be very careful with making sure you do not take too high a dose for your ability to clear it through your kidneys. That just reminded me that I should ask my doc about this and get tested myself. It never ends...This girl that I knew had to get a kidney transplant so the treatment for her depression turned out to be a deadly and really bad outcome for her. I never saw a more depressed person and that was caused by poorly managed medical care. Yikes. She was a nurse too.
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