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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 194601" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Hey, Jen! my son is on lithobid (the extended or time release version). He's been on it a little over a year. He had a blood draw before he was put on it, then every few weeks for a while, now he only gets blood draws if something changes, or he'd probably get one about every 6 mos. He's lucky in that respect, but he is growing so fast the psychiatrist doesn't worry too much about his levels. You daughter is much younger, and no doubt smaller without growth spurts like my son has, LOL! Of course, it isn't just weight or size that determines the amount in the blood- and there's an effect from not enough salt in your system.</p><p></p><p>As others have noted, lithium is considered the most "tried and true" mood stabilizer, however, it doesn't mean that it's the right medication for all who have mood cycling. It does take care of my son's more extreme symptoms, most of the time. He's also on depakote er regularly and risperdal prn. This is a fairly traditional medication mix (not the <em>exact</em> medications, but using a first line MS, then adding valproate, then maybe an AP.</p><p></p><p>Good luck! i hope you find something that helps, but this has been a long process for us- lithium wasn't the first MS my son tried, and then getting the dosages and mix right is not easy either. I wish he hadn't needed them, but they did make a difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 194601, member: 3699"] Hey, Jen! my son is on lithobid (the extended or time release version). He's been on it a little over a year. He had a blood draw before he was put on it, then every few weeks for a while, now he only gets blood draws if something changes, or he'd probably get one about every 6 mos. He's lucky in that respect, but he is growing so fast the psychiatrist doesn't worry too much about his levels. You daughter is much younger, and no doubt smaller without growth spurts like my son has, LOL! Of course, it isn't just weight or size that determines the amount in the blood- and there's an effect from not enough salt in your system. As others have noted, lithium is considered the most "tried and true" mood stabilizer, however, it doesn't mean that it's the right medication for all who have mood cycling. It does take care of my son's more extreme symptoms, most of the time. He's also on depakote er regularly and risperdal prn. This is a fairly traditional medication mix (not the [I]exact[/I] medications, but using a first line MS, then adding valproate, then maybe an AP. Good luck! i hope you find something that helps, but this has been a long process for us- lithium wasn't the first MS my son tried, and then getting the dosages and mix right is not easy either. I wish he hadn't needed them, but they did make a difference. [/QUOTE]
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