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Posted by cee on November 25, 2010, at 18:25:40
Hello good people
I have been on 300mg of lithium for one month and my doc wants me off because of bad kidney numbers .I will have to go off , should i come off this drug quickly or should i go off slow any suggestionsgod bless
cee
Posted by SLS on November 25, 2010, at 19:21:22
In reply to lithium - dose down easy or not, posted by cee on November 25, 2010, at 18:25:40
> Hello good people
> I have been on 300mg of lithium for one month and my doc wants me off because of bad kidney numbers .I will have to go off , should i come off this drug quickly or should i go off slow any suggestionsYou should be able to simply stop taking the lithium all at once without suffering any withdrawal side effects. By contrast, if one were to respond favorably to lithium for an extended period of time and wanted to discontinue it, the more gradual the taper, the less chance there is of relapse.
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