Posted by Scatterbrained on June 17, 2014, at 16:33:43
Hi
So I'm on a combination of Lamictal 100, Lithium 150, Parnate 50 , Zyprexa 7.5 . I'm still depressed and my cognition is not where it needs to be. I had read that Lithium in micro doses can help cognition and potentiate an antidepressant but at bipolar doses can cause cognitive problems so going too far up on LI is just not an option for me. I need to work . On top of that I've been getting agitated from the Parnate, whether it is unmasking a bipolar disorder or not I'm not sure but that is the reason for the Zyprexa 7.5 . Would going up on the Lamictal be a good move as to prevent the agitation and hopefully a lower dose of the Zyprexa or would going up on the lithium be better? My concern is that I don't want to go on anything that does anything other than improve my cognition so Lamictal is dangerous in that respect although I have read that it can improve cognition in bipolar and I have found that to be the case as long as it's not too high. What are your thoughts?
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