How Are Lithium And Anticonvulsant Drugs Used To Treat This Condition
Definition Lithium is a medication used to treat bipolar disorder (manic depression). This article focuses on lithium overdose, or toxicity. • Acute toxicity occurs when you intentionally or accidentally swallow too much of a lithium prescription. • Chronic toxicity occurs when you slowly take a little too much of a lithium prescription every day for a while. This is actually quite easy to do, as dehydration, other medications, and other conditions can easily interfere with lithium in your body and…
