Posted by Emily Elizabeth on October 26, 2005, at 16:27:19
In reply to Re: Lithium blood level not a biggy » Optimist, posted by ed_uk on October 26, 2005, at 15:37:50
Poor Ed, still trying to learn abt Li blood levels. ;) I posted a question a while back and very few folks responded. I'm guessing a lot of pdocs agree w/ Optimist's.
I only had my Li level done the once (.5, AD augmentation). I recently tried to go up a little more b/c I was *still* somewhat depressed. It didn't work though. It made me sicker, so I'm back at the lower dose.
Other random Li level info that I learned from my pdoc: the Li blood level generally stays stable unless you are in a manic state. In a manic state your body metabolizes the med more quickly. Interesting, huh?
Best,
EE> Hi Brian,
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> >side effects usually tell you when you're going too high
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> I agree..... but it would be very interesting to know your blood level!
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> ~Ed
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