Posted by med_empowered on November 6, 2006, at 16:45:18
In reply to Re: Ltihium Bipolar II » chiron, posted by ronaldo on November 6, 2006, at 15:21:37
I dunno man...lithium really works best in Bipolar I, and then in "classical" BP I, meaning very manic (and euphoric) manias, intense depressions, and lots of normal, functioning space between them. If there's other stuff going on--anxiety, hypomanias, mixed episodes, etc.--you're not as likely to derive significant benefit.
Have you tried Trileptal? Or Depakote? Even Klonopin can be helfpul, since you're on the lower end of BP II..personally, Trileptal (900-1200mgs) and Klonopin (2mgs) combined helped me a lot with anxiety and mood swings and what not; maye that's an option for you, too?
Anyway..Lithium **could** be very helpful for you, I'm just confused as to why your doc is jumping at it this early in the game. Good luck.
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