lithium dosing

Essential Reads: Should Lithium Dose Be Reduced Prior to Delivery?

The dosing of lithium presents certain challenges during pregnancy. During pregnancy, there is a physiologic increase in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is a measure of how quickly the kidney clears renally excreted compounds, [...]

By MGH Center for Women's Mental Health|2021-03-30T11:49:50-04:00March 31st, 2021|Essential Reads, Mood Stabilizers, Pregnancy & Medications, Treatment|Comments Off

Clinical Guidelines for Lithium Dosing During Pregnancy

We have an abundance of articles which address the impact of psychotropic medications on pregnancy. Much less research, however, has focused on how pregnancy may affect how these medications work. Physiologic changes take place during [...]

By MGH Center for Women's Mental Health|2018-06-23T18:55:19-04:00August 1st, 2017|Mood Stabilizers, Pregnancy & Medications|Comments Off