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Lithium scare in the psychiatric hospital - please help!!! Is he going to be okay??
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 431906" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have been on medication since age 23 and have had my fair share of good and bad experiences. I will tell you what I think based on the reactions I have had to psyschiatric medications (including a terrible reaction to Lithium).</p><p></p><p>ANY dose can be too much for a ny one person. Some people are toxic on low doses. It's not the level, it's the reaction to the drug. I would not let my child, if this were me, continue with this medication. There are other mood stabilizers. As a patient myself, drugs are very much experimental with all patients. The doctors really don't know how any one of us will react to a medication. I have often felt like a guinea pig, however I was always old enough to refuse certain medications and to insist they were making me worse...as well as knowing which one were really helping me. </p><p></p><p>I have had doctors tell me flat out that it's my anxiety or disorder itself that is making me feel bad on a medication rather than saying it's the medication. I have learned to stand my ground against doctors. Hey, they make mistakes. I have learned to think for myself about any medication (even non-psychiatric drugs). Just because 1.0 is the ideal dose for Lithium doesn't mean that your son will be ok on a low dose or that he can tolerate Lithium at all. Yes, it should take eight weeks for optimal effect, IF ITS GOING TO WORK. I have had horrible side effects as early as the first dose of certain medications. </p><p></p><p>Use your mom gut. Don't let doctors intimidate you. I, knowing how these drugs can affect adults, am sort of alarmed at how often they are handed out to young children. Some children need medication to function, but in my opinion it becomes a liability rather than a benefit if they are suffering from side effects. JMO.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 431906, member: 1550"] I have been on medication since age 23 and have had my fair share of good and bad experiences. I will tell you what I think based on the reactions I have had to psyschiatric medications (including a terrible reaction to Lithium). ANY dose can be too much for a ny one person. Some people are toxic on low doses. It's not the level, it's the reaction to the drug. I would not let my child, if this were me, continue with this medication. There are other mood stabilizers. As a patient myself, drugs are very much experimental with all patients. The doctors really don't know how any one of us will react to a medication. I have often felt like a guinea pig, however I was always old enough to refuse certain medications and to insist they were making me worse...as well as knowing which one were really helping me. I have had doctors tell me flat out that it's my anxiety or disorder itself that is making me feel bad on a medication rather than saying it's the medication. I have learned to stand my ground against doctors. Hey, they make mistakes. I have learned to think for myself about any medication (even non-psychiatric drugs). Just because 1.0 is the ideal dose for Lithium doesn't mean that your son will be ok on a low dose or that he can tolerate Lithium at all. Yes, it should take eight weeks for optimal effect, IF ITS GOING TO WORK. I have had horrible side effects as early as the first dose of certain medications. Use your mom gut. Don't let doctors intimidate you. I, knowing how these drugs can affect adults, am sort of alarmed at how often they are handed out to young children. Some children need medication to function, but in my opinion it becomes a liability rather than a benefit if they are suffering from side effects. JMO. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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