Posted by Noa on January 30, 2000, at 19:49:03
In reply to mood stabilizers, posted by lynn on January 30, 2000, at 19:37:31
I am on lithium, which was added just about a month and a half ago. I, too have frequent cycles of major depression on top of more residual, chronic depression. Lithum is one of six meds in my medical "soup". The others are Effexor XR, Ritalin, Serzone, Synthroid, and Cytomel.
> 1) what are the side effects of the mood stabilizers that some of you have tried?
Side effects of lithium, for me, are need to urinate frequently, and thirst. These are annoying, but I am bearing with it.
> 2) are they numbing, or do they just quiet the pain?
Not at all numbing. It seems to prevent me from toppling over the edge, moodwise, but I feel my feelings.
> 3) has anyone who has found an ssri apathy-inducing tried a mood stabilizer?
On Prozac (and somewhat, on Paxil) I couldn't cry even when I wanted to. This is definitely not the case with lithium.
> 4) Can Wellbutrin be mixed with a mood stabilizer?
Don't know.
> 5) Everything sedates me -- I feel my best when I have Klonopin, Prozac, and a heavy hit of caffeine in my system. Are all of the mood stabilizers sedating?
I don't find the lithium sedating. However, it potentiates the sedating effects of another med I am on, serzone, and I am sure it would do the same for any other med with sedating effects.
> 6) I can not tolerate blurred vision, even for a short time.
No blurred vision for me on lithium.
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