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internal medicine residents/ emory university/ OUTCRY

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I just find it ironic that the cutaneous manifestations appeared

both times while taking lithium and or tegretol ... the first time i

believe I was taking both. Lithium is a heavy metal and potentially

a salt... my endocrinologist doesn't seem to be quite so

knowledgeable of this esoteric branch of medicine i am interested in.

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Lithium is technically a " light " metal, but does show some toxicity. It

appears to be harmless (but ineffective) at low levels, therapeutically

active at moderate levels, and toxic at high levels. But low, medium and

high varies from person to person. It is always taken as a salt - usually

the carbonate. (Lithium metal reacts explosively with water - very

entertaining from a safe distance!)

Barry Hunt

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internal medicine residents/ emory university/ OUTCRY

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<snip>

I just find it ironic that the cutaneous manifestations appeared

both times while taking lithium and or tegretol ... the first time i

believe I was taking both. Lithium is a heavy metal and potentially

a salt... my endocrinologist doesn't seem to be quite so

knowledgeable of this esoteric branch of medicine i am interested in.

<snip>

Lithium is technically a " light " metal, but does show some toxicity. It

appears to be harmless (but ineffective) at low levels, therapeutically

active at moderate levels, and toxic at high levels. But low, medium and

high varies from person to person. It is always taken as a salt - usually

the carbonate. (Lithium metal reacts explosively with water - very

entertaining from a safe distance!)

Barry Hunt

[Guest guest]

internal medicine residents/ emory university/ OUTCRY

reply

<snip>

I just find it ironic that the cutaneous manifestations appeared

both times while taking lithium and or tegretol ... the first time i

believe I was taking both. Lithium is a heavy metal and potentially

a salt... my endocrinologist doesn't seem to be quite so

knowledgeable of this esoteric branch of medicine i am interested in.

<snip>

Lithium is technically a " light " metal, but does show some toxicity. It

appears to be harmless (but ineffective) at low levels, therapeutically

active at moderate levels, and toxic at high levels. But low, medium and

high varies from person to person. It is always taken as a salt - usually

the carbonate. (Lithium metal reacts explosively with water - very

entertaining from a safe distance!)

Barry Hunt

[Guest guest]

internal medicine residents/ emory university/ OUTCRY

reply

<snip>

I just find it ironic that the cutaneous manifestations appeared

both times while taking lithium and or tegretol ... the first time i

believe I was taking both. Lithium is a heavy metal and potentially

a salt... my endocrinologist doesn't seem to be quite so

knowledgeable of this esoteric branch of medicine i am interested in.

<snip>

Lithium is technically a " light " metal, but does show some toxicity. It

appears to be harmless (but ineffective) at low levels, therapeutically

active at moderate levels, and toxic at high levels. But low, medium and

high varies from person to person. It is always taken as a salt - usually

the carbonate. (Lithium metal reacts explosively with water - very

entertaining from a safe distance!)

Barry Hunt