Posted by jerrympls on March 30, 2006, at 0:25:00
In reply to Re: Would lithium negate pos. effects of stimulants?, posted by Emily Elizabeth on March 29, 2006, at 23:32:19
> Among other things, I take Li and Dexedrine. I was on the dex to help w/ lack of energy, etc. from depression. We added Li b/c the Dex and other meds weren't enough to get rid of the depression. I did respond more to the Li, but we kept the dex in order to maintain the energy AND to help minimize any cognitive side effects of the Li.
>
> It does seem to work (although we've hardly conducted a clean-cut experiment here). My pdoc didn't seem to see a prob w/ the combo. She seemed to imply that stims were sometimes given to combat the cog effects of Li.
>
> Best,
> EEHI Emily!
THANK YOU so much for your post!
Jerry
poster:jerrympls
thread:625927
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060329/msgs/626415.html