Posted by SLS on June 18, 2011, at 5:06:20
In reply to 600mg Li too much..., posted by sheilac on June 17, 2011, at 8:37:53
Hi.
> After a few days on 600mg of Lithium I became a zombie. I was tired and irritable (probably because I was so down and lethargic).
I find that I begin to experience these things at a dosage of 450mg/day. 300mg seems to be perfect, although I may try 450mg again as a rechallenge.
Harvard studies on the treatment resistant depression observed that the range of dosages for low-dose lithium was 300-600mg when used as an adjunct to Prozac. Most responded at 450mg.
My lithium blood level at 300mg is 0.2 mmol/L. This dosage is generally accepted to be far to low to be used as an anti-manic mood stabilizer. The dosage range for this indication is 0.8-1.2 mmol/L.
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