Posted by BarbaraCat on May 22, 2002, at 17:41:07
In reply to Re: Lithium - for me, yes, posted by johnj on May 22, 2002, at 17:19:33
John,
Is Lithobid extended release? The reason I'm trawling is I'm going to see my pdoc tomorrow (my once every 8 weeks whether I need it or not visit). My levels have been below the therapeutic window and he'll probably suggest I take more. I want to minimize side effects and take the 'best' form of it that I can.> I originally took 600 mg of li carbonate and then went to lithobid(more expensive by the way). I didn't notice it at the time since the lithium just helped me to stay more focused and not have the 4 o'clock cloudiness anymore. But after a few years my pdoc switched me to lithobid. At the time it didn't matter since my insurance was the same. I tried to swithch back twice and just felt strange. I have no explanation on why switching back caused some cloudiness again. If you are feeling fine I don't know why a switch would be helpful. Hope this helps.
> johnj
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