Posted by PeterMartin on October 8, 2015, at 20:23:22
In reply to Re: Lithium levels: Really need advice please.... » PeterMartin, posted by baseball55 on October 8, 2015, at 20:02:00
> Let me get this straight. You cut back from 900 to 300mg of lithium and have been lying to your doctor about this. S/he wants to check blood levels and you're asking how you can play with the dosage to get your levels up so as to continue to deceive your doctor. Is that about it? Why not just tell your doctor that you had abdominal pain you believed was due to lithium and cut back the lithium and were fine.
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> There are doctors who would tell you to take a hike because they don't want to deal with patients who lie to them. But many are understanding and may get annoyed but will continue to try to work with you. I truly don't understand lying to your doctor. Why not tell him/her about the side effects? If you feel so uncomfortable with the doctor that you can't share this information, you should find another doctor with whom you are comfortable.
>Don't appreciate being scolded. I'm a big boy. Next time I'll ask it specifically about levels.
I'm in a bind for the moment so I asked for help. Some of us here have issues w/ anxiety (including speaking up. I'm not looking for my doctor to tell me to take a hike so that is sort of the issue here.
God your response made me feel like sh*t. Thanks.
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