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Mental Health Support

sweetroxie

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2. Keep you eyes on the creatinine

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun May 27, 2018, 07:20 AM

May 2018

Lithium is a potential kidney killer so the creatinine levels need to be religiously monitored. If it goes up, that means your renal function is deteriorating. You REALLY don't want to add renal failure to your woes. Believe me. I have it.

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Mental Health Support Group: 4 days on Lithium Carbonate ER [View all] steve2470 May 2018 OP

My daughter in law MFM008 May 2018 #1

Keep you eyes on the creatinine sweetroxie May 2018 #2

thanks, good info to have! nt steve2470 May 2018 #3

Drink your water think4yourself May 2018 #4

yep going to stay well hydrated, thanks! nt steve2470 May 2018 #10

For those that it helps, it's a miracle. For others it's a very bad drug. Let's pray you are one of OregonBlue May 2018 #5

All my best to you, dear Steve! I hope this will help. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #6

thanks Peggy, very kind of you, as always! :) nt steve2470 May 2018 #7

I took a low dose of lithium for a long time. Tobin S. May 2018 #8

glad you had a good experience with it steve2470 May 2018 #9

now on 300 mg twice a day and had my Lithium level steve2470 Jun 2018 #11

Give it some time before evaluating its effects. MineralMan Jun 2018 #12

make sure any md you deal w is aware. antibiotics mopinko Jun 2018 #13

thanks mo steve2470 Jun 2018 #14

the weight gain really did her in. mopinko Jun 2018 #15

good news, Lithium level was too low which is to be expected steve2470 Jun 2018 #16