Posted by Rick on September 19, 1999, at 18:10:52
Sorry for the patheic pun, and I have no intention of suing anyone. But I'm a little curious...
A few months ago I was given Selegiline for Social Phobia (only) after Nardil pooped out. When I showed no progress (of course not, especially at only 10 mg), the psychiatrist tried to potentiate it with Lithium. I took the Lithium (one-half big Eskalith extended-release tablet...don't recall exact mg), and spent the whole night in bed waking up with spastic jerks. He said he had never seen this kind of reaction in 20 years of practice. Needless to say, that was out the door pronto.
I was rather shocked when I read that Lithium is NOT supposed to be administered without first testing for the amount already in the blood. While the psychiatrist gave me many warnings about Lithium, he never did such a test, nor even mentioned that it existed.
Is it fairly common to bypass the blood test when Lithium is used just as an AD potentiator, or was he playing a little loose with the rules?
Rick
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