re lithium questions doctor wants my year old on it in article rrv i m dr pepper east sun com george crayola east sun com i would like to know anything you folks can tell me regarding lithium i have a 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 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 i am a concerned father and just wish to be well informed 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
