Correlation between Kidney Stones and Bipolar?

My husband passes kidney stones constantly and apparently has 3 distinct problems; too little citrate (which is a stone inhibiter), too much uric acid and too much calcium in his urine.  He is currently taking tons of medication to try to normalize the chemical composition of his urine.  This includes:

Urocrit-k - 1080 MG 4 times a day (this is potassium citrate)

Allpurinol - 1 time a day - This is actually a gout medication, this is an effort to control the uric acid in his urine

hydroc**** (can't remember the exact name) - 1 time a day but its a dieretic that is also something that helps calcium not bond together.

Magnesium - 400 mg a day

He also takes flomax when a stone is there, to help pass it.  He basically lives on lortab or tylox when he has stone.  He is only 26 years old and has been averaging 2 surgeries a year since the age of 18 for kidney stones.  Doctors have recently told him to cut out all red meat, eat low oxlate foods, and go on a low sodium diet.  Besides the surgeries he passes stones or sand on a constant basis, I would say at least a small stone or sediment a month.  It's crazy.  We can't seem to find anyone that has a name for his problem, as they say each problem is unique.  I feel they are treating a symptom which is stones but the root cause is something else which is metabolic or something. 

With what I am reading about bipolar is it also related to calcium.. seems related to me.  Anyone have any info?

I haven't heard of a correlation between calcium and bi-polar disorder . . . but there may be new research that I am unaware of. 

Sometimes people can encounter side effects to their kidney, liver & thyroid from long-term medications for bi-ploar disorder, but I can think that can mostly be avoided with on-going competent psychiatric follow up.  For example, I get annual tests on my kidney, thyroid & liver to monitor my functioning in these areas.  Every medication(s) has side effects . . . I think it is important for people who take long-term medication to be aware of what they are and have preventive testing done reguarly.  In addition, I think a good psychiatrist is essential in helping diagnostically as well as helping someone who deals with a mental health diagnosis over time. 

Here is a website that might be helpful to you:  http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/

Good luck with your husband's current assessment.  It is great that you are doing research . . . so smart.  Not all people take the initative. 

White Tulip