Posted by morgan miller on August 1, 2010, at 1:11:20
In reply to Re: Please Help, not doing well at all, posted by Maxime on July 31, 2010, at 19:48:51
How long have you been on Lithium? I would give it some time. Your doc gave it to you because you were feeling suicidal and Lithium is one of the first line of treatments for such a state.
Lithium may not be what you need, but try to be patient with it. Also keep in mind that you may not need Lithium a high doses that show up as "therapeutic" levels in your blood. You may get therapeutic benefit from just 300 mg. How much are you taking now?
Maybe you just need a different AD or a different combination of ADs. I've learned here that Zoloft + Nortriptyline is a good combo. Maybe you have tried this. If you are taking Parnate, I imagine you've tried quite a bit of different ADs and combinations of drugs since Parnate is usually used as a last resort by many doctors.
Sorry you are feeling so bad. I hope you start feeling better soon.
Morgan
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