My doctor told me that when lithium was first prescribed for bipolar disorder, the lithium level a person had was considered very important. It was thought that if the lithium level got toxic, it could do real damage to a patient. So for that reason, lithium levels were drawn on a much greater frequency than they are now. My lithium level seems to do best at 0.8 ppm (parts per million, I think), and the range of lithium levels in the blood are from 0.6 to 1.2 ppm. So your level is in the range. Diagosed with bipolar in 1985, I'm learning to deal with it better since finding my "family" at Alcoholics Anonymous, and as of 1/3/2013, I will have one year of sobriety and more clarity than I've ever experienced in my lifetime. |
