Posted by Crazy Horse on November 29, 2006, at 18:52:10
In reply to Re: Maybe all drugs are like this, posted by linkadge on November 29, 2006, at 16:43:30
> I don't know who argued that lithium will make you kill yourself because it does have a documented antisuicide effect.
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> Infact, lithium and clozapine are the only two psychiatric medications that have a statisically significant proven anti-sucide effect.
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> >First of all, you *do* get back to normal
> >after getting off lithium, but it is very
> >painful, for me at least.
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> I'm not saying that everybody who discontinues the drug fails to regain theraputic effect, but it has been documented that some people do fail to regain theraputic effect after discontinuation.
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> Linkadge
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> If only Curt Cobain had known this! Actually this is not funny, however i do believe had he been taking lithium he (Cobain) would most likely be with us today.-MJ
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