Posted by Roslynn on February 27, 2012, at 10:31:29
Hi, I am reducing my Lithobid from 600mg/day to 300/day.
(There is no in-between dosage. I wish I could have done this more gradually but Lithobid is the only form of Lithium I can tolerate.)
So far it's been 7 days and I feel worse, not better. My mood has been worse with some dissociating (only lasted a few minutes though), irritability, mood shifts, etc.
I do not feel physically better yet, though I thought I would. (from being on less medication.)
My questions are:
-how long till my body readjusts to the new dosage? How long until the lithium level evens out?
-are the mood changes simply a rebound effect of reducing the dose or does this indicate that I needed the higher dose all along?
Thank you for any insight!!
Roslynn
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