Posted by ed_uk on March 10, 2005, at 10:14:16 [reposted on March 10, 2005, at 23:17:10 | original URL]
In reply to Lithium discontinuation and some questions, posted by tensor on March 10, 2005, at 5:03:20
Hi Matt!
I just replied to your babblemail.
>If you're not bipolar, there is no need to taper it off.
I think it would be sensible to do a rapid taper rather than d/cing it overnight, just to be on the safe side, I don't think you'll have any problems. Even when people don't respond to a drug, abrupt withdrawal can sometimes be problematic - this could potentially be the case with Li even though it doesn't have a well-defined withdrawal syndrome. To be honest, I think you'd probably be fine if you did d/c it abruptly, but a rapid taper would be both safe and convenient.
Best regards,
Ed.
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