Bipolar Labwork

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How often should you perform labwork for patients on mood stabilizers (i.e. Lithium or Depakote)?

 

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Depends on if you're in the process of titration, or are doing periodic office monitoring.

Normally 3-6 months for the latter, also depending on clinical stability.

Inpatient is much more frequent, depending on the attending. More along the lines of weekly until stable therapeutic levels are obtained.