To whom is Lithium usually prescribed?
“To whom is Lithium usually prescribed?”
When I quit drinking, my Dr. prescribed it to me to stop the shaking (I think that’s what it was for). After one, I threw it out.
Lithium is prescribed for bipolar mood disorder, “manic -depressive psychosis” primarily. Sometimes it helps with schizophrenic people showing manic symptoms. Not really used much for just depression.
Bi polar.
“To whom is Lithium usually prescribed?”
It has been used for bipolar affective disorder, and dosage is usually begun and VERY CAREFULLY ADJUSTED in an inpatient setting; it is not some magic “anti-suicide” drug, it tends to moderate the wild fluctuations of mood that come with what they used to call manic-depressive illness, back when Jesus wore short pants. Too much can easily be very toxic, and many people have a variety of adverse reactions to it, though it has made life much more liveable for many people.