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Lithium
Cibalith-S; Eskalith; Eskalith CR; Lithane; Lithobid; Lithonate; Lithotabs Logo
Brand name(s): Cibalith-S; Eskalith; Eskalith CR; Lithane; Lithobid; Lithonate; Lithotabs
What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking lithium,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to lithium, aspirin, tartrazine (a yellow dye in some processed foods and drugs), or any other drugs.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially acetazolamide (Diamox), caffeine-containing products, captopril (Capoten), carbamazepine (Tegretol), diuretics ('water pills'), enalapril (Vasotec), fluoxetine (Prozac), haloperidol (Haldol), heart medication, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, or Nuprin), iodide salts, lisinopril (Zestril), medication for depression, methyldopa (Aldomet), phenytoin (Dilantin), sodium bicarbonate and other antacids, theophylline (TheoDur), verapamil (Calan), and vitamins.
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart or kidney disease, shock therapy, thyroid disease, dehydration, or low sodium levels.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking lithium, call your doctor.
- if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking lithium.
- you should know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you.
- remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug.
Last Revised: 04/01/2003
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I have just started a whole new round of meds, I was taking lamactical, sereoquel, clonipin, and wellabutrin ,for about a two year period. None of these done the job for me, So i switched docs and started a new round of meds. I am now taking 900mgs lithium, .5mgs risperdal, and 200mgs of trazadone daily. What are the new side effects I should loof for now.
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You may try some links to information (look at google)
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2331.htm
http://medind.nic.in/imvw/imvw396.html
http://www.travmed.com/features/keystone_levofloxacin.htm
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Risperdal
I have been diagnosed as bi-polar. I am not sure if that is exactly what i am though. In my understanding bi polar patients go through stages of mania and depression. I however do not actually cycle. I am just tired and pissed off all the time. I do not feel that I am sad or depressed......I am ANGRY! I fly off the handle al the time and feel like hurting people. Can any one suggest anything to help me? Right now I am on Lithium and Wellbutrin and Seroquil at bed time. Not helping! Prozac did not work or Paxil..do you think Risperdol is for me?
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Production of Trazadone
See answer above. That is how I arrived at this board. But I don't get it. This might not be the manufacturer? Perhaps we need to research Pharmaceutical World or trazodone + .com.
Trazodone is the generic name for desyrel.
I think the drug is so old that whoever manufactured desyrel doesn't anymore as I did enter desyrel + .com and came up with nothing using MSN search. Hmm......
But do check out this cool link which I found here (!) too regarding all generic drugs:
http://www.pharmaceuticalworld.com/generics_links.htm
[ May 21, 2005, 07:00 PM: Message edited by: maryc64 ]
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Starting clozapine/withdrawing bipolar meds
Hi. I,m from Chile, sorry if may english is not very well. I have bipolar dissorder, Ihave proube diferents medications since year 2000. Naow, i am using lamictal, clonazepam, seroquel and clozapine. I Know that clozapine is used in ezquizophrenic patients, i realy dont know haw is helping me. Is a mortal medication. Seroquel is olso a anthypsicotic for ezquizofrenic illness. I dont know why I taking two similar medications, and i think is to much medicine. I have friends treated with one medications, for example lithium, and when they satarted a episode, they docotors medicated with apropieted things.
Can you help me whith this dauds?
Thanks.
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