Posted by polarbear206 on July 14, 2012, at 10:18:36
In reply to Re: Can Lithium make you feel worse?, posted by emily elizabeth on July 13, 2012, at 11:34:40
> I stopped taking Lithium a while back for reasons unrelated to the medication itself. (I was trying to get private insurance and being on Lithium and/or Abilify disqualified you, so I tried to stop them). I was pretty stable on 20mg Lexapro, 600mg Lithium, and 5mg Abilify.
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> Nowadays, I am trying to get pregnant, so the only thing I am taking is Lamictal. It seems pretty good so far.
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> Lexapro alone didn't cut it for me either. I feel your pain. Hang in there.
Dr. Phelps is
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> EE
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> P.S. Definitely read the Phelps book "Why am I still depressed?" It is primarily about BP II and ptalks about folks like you (and me) where it is not clear exactly where they fall on the mood spectrum. I found it really informative.Dr Phelp's psycheducation.org is a wealth of knowledge on mood disorders.
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