Posted by strugglingsteve on April 28, 2006, at 20:36:18
In reply to Is lithium any good?, posted by Don_Bristol on April 28, 2006, at 19:53:08
I am on emsam now and am also taking lithium. It calmed me down alot although i still have bad anxiety. I have a friend who takes it for depression and done so for 25 years. It didnt clear my depression and that bummed me out. Lithium is a good med and you can take it with parnate, its just a salt. Its worth a shot, i am just bummed it didnt help me more than it does.
> I need some info to introduce me to lithium.
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> I've tried many of the antidepressants and so far the best has been Parnate. I am taking 50mg. (Here in the UK we think that is a lot.) The psyichiatrist tried adding the tiniest bit of one of the new neuroleptics (olanzapine) but I had too many side effects.
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> My psychiatrist detects something in me and my presentation which makes him feel that lithium is worth trying. All I know about lithium is that blood levels need to be carefully monitord and that it is used for bipolar.
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> Ny psych says "It's not used only for biploar" and I didn't pursue that point. So guys, QUESTION ONE: what else could he be thinking about using lithium for? Does lithium affect serotonin?
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> QUESTION TWO Is lithium seen as a good med? All that blood testing seems to make lithium a lot of work. But is it worth it?
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> QUESTION THREE. Can I take lithium with Parnate?
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> Thank you.
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> DOn
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