re lithium questions doctor wants my year old on it in article rfm psuvm psu edu rfm psuvm psu edu writes someone writes 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 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 precisely one wonders what unusual strain the boy might be under that could be causing difficulty with his behavior standard practice would be to get a second opinion from a child psychiatrist one would want to rule out the possibility that the bad behavior is not psychiatric illness at all disclaimer i am not a medic but i am a parent michael a covington associate research scientist artificial intelligence programs mcovingt ai uga edu the university of georgia phone athens georgia u s a amateur radio n tmi
