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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow
Jennifer1967- I don't have references for this but I have read that if you stop lithium suddenly you are extremely likely to have an episode within 3 months. It happened to me and it was hard. (Granted I stopped cold turkey later after a toxicity and was fine but I think we adjusted my meds to help prevent it). You'd need to talk to a pdoc but I just try to share that because that was one miserable depression and even though it was reasonable to stop suddenly (an earlier toxicity than the other I mentioned) it did not work well for me.
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This is not only what my psychiatrist told me, but something I have also read. When I was being weaned off my Lithium by my psychiatrist, he did so slowly. I recall I was on 900 mg. He reduced my Lithium by 300 mg every two months, so it took four months, and that was done even though kidney damage was discovered. Even the nephrologist (kidney doctor) I had started to see, at pdoc's suggestion) thought that reduction plan was smart. Of course my psychiatrist did consult with the nephrologist before implementing the plan. The whole process went extremely well!