Re: reducing Lithium ER

Posted by tom2228 on April 21, 2014, at 12:29:08

In reply to Re: reducing Lithium ER » Phil, posted by Phillipa on April 21, 2014, at 11:58:24

I ran into this issue a few months trying to decrease from 1200mg and find the right dose.
You're right, with lithium ER/ Lithobid you can't split the tablets.
Can you get Eskalith CR? Those only come in 450mg but you can split them, that way you could take 675mg as 450 at night and 225 in the AM.
You could always switch to immediate release as they make a 150mg capsule.
If you're set on extended release, you could take 300mg twice a day as ER and an extra 150 of the immediate at night.
I'm currently taking 900mg all in the 150mg caps, 3 twice a day.

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