Organization: Penn State University
From: <RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: Lithium questions, Doctor wants my 10 year old on it...
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In article <1rrv7i$7m7@dr-pepper.East.Sun.COM>, george@crayola.East.Sun.COM
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>I would like to know anything you folks can tell me regarding Lithium.
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>I have a 10 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.
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>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.
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>I am a concerned father and just wish to be well informed...
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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????
