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Sociology > Depression |
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"ni_no_spam" |
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17 May 2005 09:21:45 AM |
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Question on lithium toxicity |
Hi,
My son was diagnosed with bipolar disease and has started taking
Lithium Carbonate. When he is in his depressed state he is very
suicidal and he has overdose before with his med (Zoloft) but never
with lithium. I have been reading on the net the possible side effects
of lithium and know that coma or death can occur from an overdose.
The doctor has gave him a month supply, which is around 85 caps of 300
mg. Would this be a lethal dose?
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| User: "Alan Harding" |
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| Title: Re: Question on lithium toxicity |
18 May 2005 02:37:44 AM |
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In message <1116339705.946159.137690@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
ni_no_spam <gaetan@gmail.com> writes
Hi,
My son was diagnosed with bipolar disease and has started taking
Lithium Carbonate. When he is in his depressed state he is very
suicidal and he has overdose before with his med (Zoloft) but never
with lithium. I have been reading on the net the possible side effects
of lithium and know that coma or death can occur from an overdose.
The doctor has gave him a month supply, which is around 85 caps of 300
mg. Would this be a lethal dose?
Lithium is a useful mood stabilising medication, and a standard for the
treatment of bipolar disorder. It also tends to enhance the effect of an
antidepressant such as Zoloft, but you do have to be careful with it.
I don't know what the lethal dose is, but I do know that the gap between
a medicinal dosage and toxicity is narrow. That suggests that your son's
supply might need monitoring closely.
I'm not a psychopharmacologist, mind you. A pharmacist should be able to
give you a more definitive answer. If your son's psychiatrist thought
there was a problem, one hopes he wouldn't have prescribed it.
--
The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
just be what I feel like saying right now, okay?
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: Question on lithium toxicity |
17 May 2005 10:04:49 AM |
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This might be a question to ask his psychiatrist, paticularly if he
isn't aware of his history. My treatment team doles out my meds as I
need them and only have two or three days, at the most, at a time. They
use 1-day containers with morning noon and evening which I've found
really convenient.
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