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Posted by Angel1 on January 17, 2003, at 12:14:21
Could someone tell me the normal dose of lithium?
My pdoc is going to add a "small dose" of lithium to my 75mg desipramine. I am very sensitive to meds and am wondering what a small dose is? I am not bipolar, but seem to have an underlying anger and irritation. Pdoc said lithium boosts serotonin levels. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks, Angel1
Posted by Ritch on January 17, 2003, at 13:43:06
In reply to normal dose of lithium?, posted by Angel1 on January 17, 2003, at 12:14:21
> Could someone tell me the normal dose of lithium?
> My pdoc is going to add a "small dose" of lithium to my 75mg desipramine. I am very sensitive to meds and am wondering what a small dose is? I am not bipolar, but seem to have an underlying anger and irritation. Pdoc said lithium boosts serotonin levels. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks, Angel1Hi, some folks can perceive a good benefit from just 300mg a day. 450-600mg/day is more commonly used (on the low side). To get well into the "therapeutic range" it usually takes 600-1200mg/day. If you are super med sensitive and you are just augmenting for unipolar depression, you could even take just 150mg/day and see how you react to it (they make 300mg generic scored tabs).
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