Posted by SLS on September 20, 2011, at 21:13:36
In reply to Re: Lithium - Anyone use to augment antidepressant?, posted by Phillipa on September 20, 2011, at 19:55:17
> I always thought the lithium was to bring down and halt a mania?
Lithium can treat depression as well, whether or not bipolarity is evident.
> And took a couple of weeks?
Yes. Unfortunately, it can take lithium that long to reduce mania. Perhaps this is the nature of a true mood-stabilizer as opposed to drugs that are preponderantly anti-manic. For this reason, it is often a good idea to administer drugs like Depakote or an antipsychotic to be used acutely while waiting for the lithium to begin exerting it therapeutic effects.
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