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I'm on 600mg of lithium a day. i've had a gastric bypass. should this be an issue?
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Use blood levels: Lithium blood levels are monitored at a regular frequency and this way you can tell if you are absorbing the medication and if you are at therapeutic doses. For my patients having had gastric bypass is not an issue; rarely if they develop side effects by diving the dose into 2 times a day this resolves the problem.
Answered 11/26/2014
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lithium bypass: No. Taking lithium after having a gastric bypass should not be an issue.
Answered 10/14/2013
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