Lithium how much is high dose

It depends on the person and lithium draw to see if your at toxic levels. That's what I've been told. I take 600mg and mule el is 75 if I go to 900mg it puts me over 100 lithium draw which Drs say is to high for me.

I'm taking 1000mg Epilim

I'm on 1000 at night but found the swell pill in my poo poo… now I've to make a small cut on the pill before I take it

not on this med

It really depends on your weight and how the salt ( lithium) stays in your blood stream. I was mainly on 1200 mg but did try up to 1500 mg a day. I was about 140 lbs to 160 lbs back then.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I know now that I am on way too high a dose and I WILL be changing doctors!

1200 mg. 300 mg each tablet. Take 2 twice a day.

I take 450mg at night, which is pretty low. There isn't really a set dosage. It all depends on your response. It also depends on your lithium levels, which your doctor can check for you with a simple blood test.

I'm on 900mg daily :)

I'm on 750 one dose at night.. Had mild lithium toxicity once… Wasn't very nice

I'm on 900mg daily. I take 300mg 3 times daily. I've been in the icu twice for toxicity because I seem to have this special super power of dehydrating very easily. I recently moved up to 1200mg daily, but that ended up being way to high for me and making me toxic again. Do now I'm back down to 900mg daily.

I'm only on 450mg but I'm also on geodon any more than that and I get nauseous.

I'm on Lithium and Geodon also :)

I take 1800mg daily …900mg for breakfast and 900mg @ night . I follow up with blood work all the time and seem to always be too low. I always have problems with dosing because my tolerance is always so high. Docs are amazed because my tolerance…wondering why I can 'take' it .

I'm on 1200 mg works well for me.

I'm on 900 Lithium and 2000 Depakote. My pdoc told me 900 on Lithium is what they start you at and then check your blood levels. I was good, so that's where they kept me. I don't sleep well, but I think it's because I get up and pee 5-6 times a night lol. Lithium side affect. I've been on it for over a year and it is absolutely necessary for me to function.

No I fall to sleep easy but haven't been able to sleep longer then 6-7 hrs straight. I've woken up every morning at 4-5am unless I got to bed at midnight since I started lithium.

I'm on 900 been taking it for 3 weeks. And the same for me 5-6 hrs sleep . Crazy dreams don't help .

Hey vez does the lithium ever keep you up at night?

I'm on 1000 in morning and 1500 at night. I don't get any side affects

I'm on 450 which is very low, but I'm on 1250 depakote.