Re: Lithium - back on

Posted by SLS on October 1, 2015, at 14:16:53

In reply to Re: Lithium - back on » linkadge, posted by Horse on September 30, 2015, at 9:29:17

> 300 mg. gave significant help...much more so than 900 mg.
>
> Always, best wishes. Good luck!
My sweet-spot for lithium is 300 mg/day. If I go higher, I begin to feel dysphoric, and flat-affect. It is as if my depression is getting worse, even though it is not a global deterioration.
For me, lithium is not a potent anti-manic, even when I stay on it at high dosages for an extended period of time.
As an aside, Zyprexa and Depakote work extremely well for my rare manias. I experience a complete remission of mania within 12 - 24 hours. Zyprexa makes for a good emergency drug for both psychotic mania and suicidal depression.

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