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How to monitor for possible metabolic acidosis

By Rajnish Mago, MD (bio) You have probably read or heard at some time or the other that some medications used by mental health clinicians (on- or off-label) can cause “metabolic acidosis.” Topiramate is probably the most important one of these. Some standard textbooks recommend monitoring for clinical symptoms of metabolic acidosis and, if they occur,…

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