Posted by ed_uk on November 2, 2006, at 15:13:04
In reply to Re: Bipolars: Lithium levels, dosage and adjuncts. » Squiggles, posted by ronaldo on November 2, 2006, at 9:05:09
I would consider lamotrigine as a possible treatment. Perhaps, if lamotrigine was helpful, you might be able to reduce your lithium dose? I wouldn't recommend making any abrupt changes to your medication. Lamotrigine is a drug which needs to be introduced gradually - the initial dose is very low......increasing to a therapeutic level over several weeks. After a few weeks on lamotrigine, you might feel able to reduce your lithium dose slightly eg. to 800mg/day.
On the other hand, it's early days on Zyprexa 10mg. Perhaps it would be best not to make any changes to your medication until you've fully stabilised on Zyprexa, which might take a couple of months.
Regards
Ed
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