Camcolit Medicine - Information, Side effects and uses of Camcolit

Generic Name: lithium carbonate
Brand Name(s): Eskalith, Lithane, Lithonate, Lithobid, Camcolit, Priadel
Common Use: Mood stabilizer Potentiates antidepressants

Camcolit is used for the treatment and prevention of mania and hypomania. Camcolit acts like ' stabilizer of mood ' to prevent episodes of depression and mania in the people with the bipolar emotional disorder (depression maniac). Camcolit is also used in the treatment and prevention of recurring depression when the treatment with other antidepressant is not made a success.

Side Effects of Camcolit

Mild harmful effects can be produced even when the lithium values of serum remain below 1 mmol/L. The harmful effects most frequent are the initial, supposed symptoms postabsorptive being associated with a fast rise in the lithium concentrations in serum. They include, faintness gastro-intestinal, nausea, vertigo, weakness of muscle and an astounded feeling and frequently disappear after stabilization from therapy.

The more common and more persistent unfavourable reactions are: fine tremor of the hands, and, sometimes, of tiredness, thirst, polyuria and insipidus nephrogenic of diabetes. Those do not require necessarily the reduction of proportioning. Soft to moderate toxic reactions can occur with the lithium concentrations from 1.5 to 2 mmol/L, and moderate with the serious reactions to the concentrations above 2 mmol/L.

A certain number of patients can test the accumulation of lithium during the initial therapy, climb until the toxic concentrations and the requirement of the immediate discontinuance of drug. S

ome old patients presenting of the lower renal releases for lithium can also test various degrees of lithium toxicity, requiring the reduction or the provisional withdrawal of the drug.

However, in the patients presenting the normal renal release the toxic demonstrations seem to occur in a rather foreseeable order related to the lithium concentrations of serum. The usually momentary gastro-intestinal symptoms are the first side effects to occur.

A mild degree of fine tremor of the hands can persist in all the therapy. Thirst and the polyuria can be followed increased somnolence, ataxia, acouphene and scrambled vision, indicating the intoxication early.

While the intoxication progresses the following demonstrations can be produced: confusion of confusion, of increase, twitchings of muscle, hyperreflexia, nystagmus, seizures, diarrhoea, vomiting, and thereafter coma and dead.

How to take Camcolit?

Camcolit should be taken only if prescribed by a doctor. Take the suitable amount as directed by the doctor. Tablets of Camcolit should be swallowed with water. In any case, should cease to you taking the camcolit, without consulting your doctor, particularly if you are on the camcolit for a long time.

Contraindications

Patients presenting the cardiovascular disease or renal low register and those with the obviousness of the serious debilitation or dehydration, exhaustion of sodium, damage of brain. Conditions requiring the low sodium catch.

Overdose:

The overdose may also cause dehydration, if proper fluid intake is not maintained. Camcolit increases the lithium in blood, which may cause potentially dangerous side effects, known as lithium toxicity. These side effects include diarrhea, vomiting, confusion, convulsions, tremors, dizziness, blurred vision, stomach problem and muscle seizers.

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