A person suffering from forms of mania are started with a minimum dosage of the drug Lithium SR. The ideal dosage for the effective treatment of the condition are decided by factors like response of the person towards the treatment, age, other medical conditions and stream of medicines taken. However, the minimum dosage of the medicine for cases of acute mania starts with 600 mg to be taken for at least three times a day.
To achieve the extended or long lasting effect of the medicine, specialists may also prescribe the dosage of 900 mg for two times a day. Such high dosages are ideally suggested to maintain an adequate level of the lithium SR in the blood for a long time. People taking to such high dosages of the drugs are subjected to multiple blood tests to monitor the level of the medicine in the blood. In case, the blood is over-coagulated with this medicine, the dosage may be immediately reduced.
The medicine is available in different forms including regular tablets, capsules, syrup. These may be taken from two-four times in one day. The best time to take the medicine is few minutes following the consumption of food.
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Lithium Antidepressant Information
