I am taking only 300 mg/day of lithium and receive some antidepressant and mood stabilizing benefit from it. When I raise the dosage, I experience a flattening of affect and I don't like the way it impacts on my interest and motivation. I have taken as much as 1500 mg/day without success.
What prompted you to take lithium in the first place?
What are you like when you take no medication at all?
How old were you when your symptoms emerged?
Have you ever been diagnosed as having OCD or OCPD?
If, as you suggest, you have ADD without MDD or BD, you might try adding Strattera or even desipramine. Depression is not an uncommon complaint with people who have ADD. I saw Strattera completely eliminate the depression that presented with ADD in a friend of mine. Previously, he had felt only marginally better while taking Effexor. He had been on several other antidepressants without success.
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