Posted by ace on March 13, 2003, at 17:45:19
In reply to LITHIUM FOR OCD?, posted by matt miklos on March 13, 2003, at 10:50:00
> Hey Ace... I've been on Klonopin before, and it is very effective. (I just liked it a little too much) For anyone without an addictive personality, it would be great to use. The downsides of Lithium far outweigh the addictive risk of Klonopin, and you might lose the good feeling you've been having in exchange for reduced OCD symptoms.
I don't think this is true at all. Lithium INCREASES the work of the MAOIs in terms of it's extra action on serotonin.
Your doc should seriously consider Klonopin. Even if it is only indicated for epilepsy in Australia, it is useful for many other things. Your doc should be able to prescribe it for whatever he/she sees fit. Well, that's how it works here.
I aggree man. It reall sucks. The bottom line is I have NO hope of getting for anything other than NEUROLOGICALLY PROVEN epilepsy. I even searched the Australian government medicine page about this. How stupid this government can be!
And if not, Valium is very similar to Klonopin, and sometimes is more effective depending on the individual. Take it easy...
I do like Valium. Good like half-life. But withdrawal worries me . There is NO withdrawal with Lithium. All I can do is give it a try and see what happens. I still have a lot of options under my belt which I can combine with my lover, Nardil!
Thanks for the note, man!Ace,
Nardil, 90mg.
BTW, after extensive research through the literasture Lithium is just second to Clonazepam in terms of OCD augmentation.
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