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Subject: Re: Lithium questions, Doctor wants my 10 year old on it...
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>I would like to know anything you folks can tell me regarding Lithium.
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>I have a 10 year old son that lives with my ex-wife. She has been having
>difficulty with his behavior and has had him on Ritalin, Tofranil, and now
>wants to try Lithuim at the local doctors suggestion. I would like to
>know whatever is important that I should know. I worry about this sort of
>thing and would like pros/cons regarding Lithium therapy.
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>I have a booklet from the "Lithium Information Center" based at the
>University of Wisconsin, but feel that it is pro-lithium and would be
>interested in comments from the "not necessarily PRO" side of the fence.
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>I am a concerned father and just wish to be well informed...
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I get "antsy" about posts like this. Is the concern more for son or about ex-w
ife??? The standard impartial procedure is to ask for a second opinion
about son's condition.
Then too, is son "acting out" games between divorced parents????