Posted by BarbaraCat on March 24, 2002, at 16:03:26
In reply to Should I increase my lithium?, posted by Denise528 on March 24, 2002, at 11:33:28
Denise,
What do your blood results say? Are you in the therapeutic range for lithium? That would be my first line of approach in increasing it or not. When my Remeron gave out, 200 mg was enough to give it zip. Now I'm up to 300 mg and that is enough for a good response.When you say sick, do you mean a bodily sick feeling? The very interesting info I've learned from this board is that not everyone gets bodily somatic symptoms, especially feeling 'sick', with their mood disorders. I have a number of metabolic dysfunctions, i.e., hypothyroidism and fibromyalgia that contribute to my depressive disorder. I get extremely sick and non-responsive to meds if I'm not FIRST attending to the hypothyroid and fibromyalgia conditions. This is probably old news to you, but I felt the need to state that there might be a physical reason you're having such a painful time. - Barbara
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