My wife is undergoing treatment from Dr.Suresh Ninan, for mania and is regularly using Trilith SR 450 (2 tabs) daily. What are the side effects on regular use of lithium? She is facing so many problems now ( no proper balance while walking, eye sight problem, shivering for hands etc). Can she stop lithium tabs?
His understand your concern. If she is better with that treatment than no need to stop it. Just go for serum lithium level to check toxicity. Common side effect is nausea, vomiting, fine tremor in hands, poly dyspepsia etc. But side effect is correlated with serum lithium level. So go for it. There are some other alternatives for lithium or other medicines that reduce lithium toxicity. Take advise from your doctor. Still have a query then feel free to ask. Thank you.