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I have a question regarding the meds my husband is on for being bipolar. He is on Lithium, Clonopin, Equetra, and Lamectal. He shakes so badly he can't hardly feed himself. We keep telling his doctor but he won't do anything about it. Is it normal to shake that badly? What can we do, if anything, to help control it?

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Hi, Denise . . .

When one of my patients taking a bunch of medications starts to shake badly I usually interpret that as meaning that the blood level of one or more of the medications has become excessive

The blood levels of lithium, Equerto, and Lamictal can easily be measured.

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.

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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.

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