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Is it Lithium Time??
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 555076" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>Lithium used to be the go-to drug for bipolar, and many docs still use it but it has some drawbacks -- one of which is that you have to have levels checked regularly. Some patients experience lethargy on it, so it can be tough to get them to keep taking it (Youngest hated it - Lamictal works best for her). It does sound like he would benefit from a mood stabilizer of some type, though, and there are many options out there these days. Definitely worth asking the psychiatrist, and hopefully he/she has a release to talk to you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 555076, member: 1157"] Lithium used to be the go-to drug for bipolar, and many docs still use it but it has some drawbacks -- one of which is that you have to have levels checked regularly. Some patients experience lethargy on it, so it can be tough to get them to keep taking it (Youngest hated it - Lamictal works best for her). It does sound like he would benefit from a mood stabilizer of some type, though, and there are many options out there these days. Definitely worth asking the psychiatrist, and hopefully he/she has a release to talk to you? [/QUOTE]
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