Posted by nephron on May 11, 2004, at 17:26:42
After pushing and pushing his psychiatrist, my friend managed to convince him to take him off the lithium and valproate, and try out some tricyclics.
However, the only tricyclic the psych was willing to try was dothiepin *sigh* after all the bad reviews I've heard... Still, it's an actual *chance* for things to get better. He was about as happy as I've seen him in 6 months or so last night- although I think that may have more to do with getting incredibly confused after taking the first dose- looked like everything was rather amusing to him.
Oh well, here's hoping to a good outcome- or at least some lifting of the depression.
Thanks for all your help!
poster:nephron
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