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Originally Posted by NolaMae
Hi. I'm starting 300 mg extended release lithium tomorrow. Not sure if I will need to increase the dose or not.
I know you're supposed to drink lots of water and not become dehydrated. For those of you on lithium, did you have to cut out caffeine? I drink 2-3 cups of black tea every morning and I don't want to give it up! I've got a call in to my psychiatrist about this, but sometimes it takes awhile to get a call back.
Do any of you drink coffee or tea while on lithium?
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I drink decaf usually and just sometimes drink caffeinated coffee. The same with Tea except I usually drink caffeine free tea.
I don't know what your doctor will do. I am not a medical professional. But I understand that Lithium is typically started in a lower dose and later taken in a high dose it sounds like it is anyway in comparison to some other meds.
300 mg is actually very low as I understand it. I take 1200 mg which I was told is a standard dose. Although it got lowered to 900 for awhile. The exact dose depends on the person including the Lithium levels in your blood.
Remember to eat something with it. It's hard on an empty stomach.
I hope that this helps.