Posted by Ritch on October 27, 2004, at 10:22:18
In reply to Re: Mitch: Dysphoric Mania vs Anxiety » Ritch, posted by smith562 on October 26, 2004, at 15:14:56
..thanks. Lithium has the edge for treating depression and is a bit better also for mild psychotic symptoms. Depakote tends to work better for rapid cyclers and mixed states. I guess it depends on how much you think lithium is helping and how well you are tolerating it. If I could tolerate it (Li) I would try to take it with my Depakote and forget antidepressants altogether (since they create as many problems for me as they seem to solve). I would suggest adding Depakote to the lithium first to see how you get along with it before tapering or stopping the lithium. There are side effects with everything-you might not like the sfx of Depakote at all and find the lithium sfx quite tolerable. Hope this helps.
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