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Greetings,
I have Bipolar Disorder, I take Lithium to manage it and I was wondering about a few things.
1. How does one know when they have Lithium Toxicity?
2. If I do have it, would I have to go to the hospital for it?
3. If its determined that it is LT, would I be able to go back onto the Lithium once the issue was resolved, or is it a writeoff to ever take again?
Hi . . .
Lithium toxicity is usually defined as a state in which the lithium blood level is dangerously high. One might suspect such a state by developind increased temor, nausea, vomiting and/or incoordination and slurred speech. Advanced lithium toxicity is life-thtresatening and is often characterized by stupor.
If you suspect yopu have lithium toxicity you should have an immediate lithium blood test . . . at a hospital ER if necessary.
Peopel who have an epsiode of lithium toxicity can take lithium again afer the epsidode has resolved
Best regards . . .
Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.
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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.
Experience
I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.
A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine
I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
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