Posted by SLS on July 9, 2005, at 12:36:43
In reply to Given Generic lithium and crashed after 4-5 months, posted by Squiggles on July 9, 2005, at 8:53:36
Hi Squiggles.
Thanks for posting, Squiggles. Important stuff. How much lithium were you taking? What were your lithium blood levels when you crashed? What are they supposed to be?
Thanks.
- Scott
> This was a very frightening event.
> Its good side was that it was a
> confirmation that I am truly bipolar;
> assuming that what happened was that
> I went below the "narrow therapeutic
> index". I was very happy for most
> of the time for the lack of side effects.
> I gradually became manic and then in a short
> period of time, very sick - suicidal.
>
> I called my dr. and got a prescription to
> the previous brand taken for about 20 years.
> Valeant was very kind to let me know that
> switching from non-generic to generic can
> have such effects, once stabilized on a
> particular type.
>
> Over about 3 weeks now I am nearly entirely
> stable. It was very difficult to stabilize -
> severe headaches, fatigue, taming the motor
> mania and depression;
>
> Strange thing is that I feel "cleaner",
> almost detoxified sort of .... from the
> lithium toxicity effects I was having.
> Is it possible that a weaker generic over
> 5 months allowed for a wash-out?
>
> I wrote to the partices concerned and the gov.
> so that the generic versions on "narrow therapeutic index" drugs may get some attention,
> in case others fall into this trap.
>
> Thanks
>
> Squiggles
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