Re: how is lithium for depression? » cybercafe

Posted by Ritch on March 6, 2003, at 9:58:43

In reply to how is lithium for depression?, posted by cybercafe on March 5, 2003, at 23:32:42

> just wondered how it compared to SSRIs
> or perhaps Zyprexa?
I was off all meds once and floundering in a really nasty depression (for several weeks) and started 600mg/day and I was in remission within two weeks. I don't know if it would help a unipolar depressive as well. It doesn't zonk you out like an AP can. Doesn't cause startup agitation like an SSRI. I still couldn't do lithium monotherapy and feel relief from depression. It just went from "moderate" to "mild".

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