Posted by brynb on July 14, 2012, at 21:48:22
In reply to Re: Lithium, Nortriptyline + Pdocs, posted by schleprock on July 14, 2012, at 19:19:51
I'm skeptical too. Lithium helped for the first week, but now I feel worse and have some really unsavory side effects (even at the lowest dose--300 mg). I am tapering off of Tramadol (I was taking 100 mg daily, now I'm at 50), and I haven't started Nortriptyline yet. I'd rather stay on Tramadol vs taking Nortriptyline; they're very similar, but with Tramadol, I haven't experienced any side effects.
I was on Trileptal for a brief period several years ago and responded well to it, yet my pdoc insisted I try Lithium. I'm seeing him this week and will address these concerns.
How long were you on Lithium for and when did the side effects kick in?
thanks...
b
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