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Shortest time for lithium relief?
Jun 24^th, 2011 at 3:09pm

For those of you on lithium, what is the shortest time you're on it before getting some relief? I read that it can take up to a week or two, but what's the shortest time?

I started it for the first time three days ago or so, and have been relatively PF for a couple days now. I'm just wondering if it could be the lithium, or maybe the cycle is petering out.

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Re: Shortest time for lithium relief?
Reply #1 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 6:21pm

For me it's like a minimum of a week, but it's hard to say for sure as I start it at the begining of a cycle, where I will go pain free as many as 3-5 days at a time. So is the lithium kicking in faster or is it just the low point in the cycle? My guess is it would take at least a week to build up the levels in your blood that you need. Good luck. I hope it works as well for you as it has been for me.

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Reply #2 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 10:12pm

Generally 7-10 days from when your system reaches therapeutic serum levels.

Because of the relatively sharp line between beneficial levels and lithium poisoning, dosing should be titrated while monitoring blood work. Unlike many of the drugs we take, DO NOT jump ahead of what your doctor instructs you to take.

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Brew CH.com Sponsor CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 14163	Re: Shortest time for lithium relief? Reply #3 - Jun 24^th, 2011 at 10:17pm Marc makes a great point: Lithium poisoning can be very ugly.
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aj CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 54 Portland Oregon Gender:	Re: Shortest time for lithium relief? Reply #4 - Jun 25^th, 2011 at 12:37am Hmm... That's about what I was thinking, more the 7 to 14 day range. I wonder if maybe my cycle is winding down sooner than usual...
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Guiseppi CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline San Diego to Florida 05-16-2011 Posts: 12063 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA USA Gender:	Re: Shortest time for lithium relief? Reply #5 - Jun 25^th, 2011 at 9:29am That'd be a pleasant suprise huh?? Fingers crossed for you. Joe
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