patient instructions Archives - Gateway Psychiatric https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/tag/patient-instructions/ Excellent Psychiatric Care Mon, 21 Jun 2021 22:17:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 patient instructions Archives - Gateway Psychiatric https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/tag/patient-instructions/ 32 32 70562394 Starting Lithium – Instructions for GPS Patients https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/starting-lithium-instructions-for-gps-patients/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/starting-lithium-instructions-for-gps-patients/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:38:04 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=16699 Take lithium near your bedtime and take it with a little food to reduce GI discomfort. If you are particularly sensitive to medications you can start by taking either ½ of the 300 mg tablet or capsule or you can ask for your doctor to write for a couple of 150 mg tablets for the first day or two. If ...

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