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Re: Lithium / Geodon question...

Posted by Dan_MI on August 9, 2010, at 3:51:38

In reply to Re: Lithium / Geodon question..., posted by morgan miller on August 8, 2010, at 13:11:19

I've been on the Lith for 15 years now, at exactly the same dose (600 mg twice a day) and blood level (0.6).

I take generic lithium carbonate and one of my shrinks once told me it was OK to take my whole dose at night. What an idiot he was. Not only was I on the verge of hypomania, I had awful dehrydration issues while I slept.

Even Lithobid - whose name I gather is derived from the shorthand "bid" for "twice daily" - is meant to be taken twice a day. I once found delightfully retro magazine ad for Lithobid from the 1970's which said exactly that.

From what I understand, Lithium's half life is 24 hours and of course there are no metabolites.

> Dan, how much lithium do you take and how long have you been on it? Do you take an extended release version?
>
> Ed, what version of extended release version do you think might last long enough to warrant one time a day dosing? Lithobid?
>
> I just switched to generic extended release Lithium. I asked for lithobid and was prescribed it, but my insurance company paid for the generic.


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