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Does Lithium Cause Withdrawal Symptoms?

My wife has been on lithium for 31 years and has decided to come off against the wishes of her family and two excellent doctors one of whom is a psychiatrist.She thinks she is going to have withdrawal symptoms like coming off drugs.Any thoughts?Guy
Thu, 5 Jun 2014
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Hi Guy. at this stage you should be with your wife and support her decision and help her cope with her problem. make sure she maintains a regular diet full of rich supplements. make her withdraw from her medications very slowly, like the one at a time technique. your psychiatrist might hook her up with some back up pills which are usually required after you come off such a course.
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Does Lithium Cause Withdrawal Symptoms?

Hi Guy. at this stage you should be with your wife and support her decision and help her cope with her problem. make sure she maintains a regular diet full of rich supplements. make her withdraw from her medications very slowly, like the one at a time technique. your psychiatrist might hook her up with some back up pills which are usually required after you come off such a course.