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BoneyardDiva

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Lithium and nausea
Posted: 05-09-08 21:15pm

My husband has recently started trading out Lamictal for Lithium. He has been taking Lithium (gradually) for the past 2 weeks. However, today he became somewhat nauseous. He is currently in the emergency room having his lithium levels checked to see if this has caused the nausea.

Has anyone here experienced nausea with Lithium before? Thanks!
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ebaris

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Joined: 11 Dec 2007
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Posted: 05-11-08 14:53pm

definitely, lithium is known for irritating stomachs and causing nausea. For me, it depends on how much i'm taking at once. I find that if i take 600mg at a time, the nausea is noticeable but mild and controllable. if i take 900mg at once though, i become nauseous enough to throw up. Doctors recommend that you take it with food or with milk, but neither of those work for me. Rather, that just means there's more coming up.
if the lithium serum levels in his blood are safe and steady, then the nausea probably is not a sign of lithium toxicity. Breaking up the doses into a morning and night regiment might help, or what I do is take it right before bed, and I end up sleeping through the worst of it.

Hope this helps!
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BoneyardDiva

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ebaris
Posted: 05-13-08 21:30pm

Thank you so much for the information! I will forward this to hubby to see if it helps. You're a life-saver!!
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