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Does lithium cause withdrawal symptoms?
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My wife has been on lithium for 31 years and has decided to come off against the wishes of her family and two excellent doctors one of whom is a psychiatrist.She thinks she is going to have withdrawal symptoms like coming off drugs.Any thoughts?Guy
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Hi Guy. at this stage you should be with your wife and support her decision and help her cope with her problem. make sure she maintains a regular diet full of rich supplements. make her withdraw from her medications very slowly, like the one at a time technique. your psychiatrist might hook her up with some back up pills which are usually required after you come off such a course.