Barry Blackwell’s Final Reply to Hector Warnes’ Final Comment

Barry Blackwell: The lithium controversy; A historical autopsy
Collated by Olaf Fjetland

      I thank Hector for his kind and affirmative comments on my essay which help to draw the collation of lithium essays and responses published on INHN.org to a conclusion and, hopefully, the future publication as an e-book.

      Hector comments on the diversity of individual responses to this magical metallic ion, the factors influencing benefit and the perils of a narrow therapeutic response to lithium. A patient I have followed for almost 20 years, who responded well to lithium alone, has developed severe renal insufficiency with little to look forward to.

       The recent citation Hector provides concerning the genetic variants associated with lithium response is a valuable addition to the file.

November 23, 2017