Posted by paulbwell on August 9, 2005, at 21:33:26
In reply to Re: anyone ever combined ritalin and lithium ?, posted by linkadge on August 9, 2005, at 19:32:39
> Actually some doctors have found that stimulants can bring a patient out of a manic episode.
>
> LinkadgeYou are correct,
Some studies have shown surprising, Dextroamphetamine has shown to relieve manic episodes in a rapid timeframe.
I take Ritalin but have never taken Lithium Carbonate. I have read of a widely published study where a group of European PsyDocs showed that Magnesium aspartate, was as effecrtiv as Li Carbonate in treatment of BP disorder group, apparently working in somewhat similar ways, Calcium channel influx etc. I take Mag Asp daily and feel comfortable in doing so.
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