Posted by SLS on August 21, 2014, at 9:02:52
In reply to Re: Sertraline immediately eliminated suicide thoughts, posted by Lamdage22 on August 21, 2014, at 0:22:47
> I really don't know WHAT to do. I was gonna try Brintellix next, but guess what, in Germany it won't be available until early 2015. Thats one and a half years later than US.
Perhaps raising the dosage of lithium would help. You may have to go to a minimum of 600 mg/day to benefit from its anti-suicide effects. Zyprexa is sometimes good for suicidal states, but I would think that 10 mg/day would be enough. Perhaps you need more.
"At blood levels of 0.31.3 mg/mL (median dose: 0.5 mg/mL), lithium carbonate has produced a sustained remission in suicidal thinking beginning ~48 hours after the first dose"
http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=1439
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