Posted by smith562 on December 11, 2004, at 21:26:08
In reply to Re: Lithium + ADs? » prodgirl, posted by barbaracat on December 11, 2004, at 14:37:42
Dear B-Cat,
I seem to need a small dose of lithium to make my ads work (450 mgs). I was on nardil 60 alone ... but I think it made me hypomanic. Now I am on zoloft 100 and lithium 450 and klonopin 1 ... but I feel apathy. My mood is calmer and less anxious, but flat and unmotivated. Have you had this problem? ... is it the meds or the depression?
Thank You,
Smith
> I think you'll find that with lithium, whatever you take will work better and you'll need less. It seems to be a potentiator. Lithium also has a neurogenesis and protective effect in that it actually grows dendrites in the brain. Non-bipolar longevity buffs take low doses of it for this advantage. I feel very fortunate that I can tolerate it because I feel it's doing good for me beyond the miracle it's done for my mood disorder.
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