Posted by SLS on May 23, 2005, at 9:43:34
In reply to thank you everybody, posted by holymama on May 23, 2005, at 8:34:51
Lithium is most likely the culprit. It usually is. It flattens mood and robs people of creativity. I would make it a project to find another mood stabilizer. I might try Trileptal first if I were in your position.
Perhaps you could first add the prospective mood-stabilizer at therapeutic dosages and then taper the lithium. If you relapse, you add back the lithium and try again with another drug.
Depakote
Trileptal
Lamictal
Zyprexa
SeroquelIt would be nice if Abilify were to be sufficient as a mood-stabilizer. It does not cause weight gain and is usually a rather clean drug after the startup anxiety disappears (usually a week or two). There just isn't enough data yet as to its efficacy.
- Scott
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