Posted by undopaminergic on July 27, 2020, at 12:10:06
In reply to Re: Lamictal-induced obsessiveness » undopaminergic, posted by SLS on July 27, 2020, at 11:49:17
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> > > its a antidepressant mood stablizer, and yes it can cause hypomania rather than lithium
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> > As a matter of fact, it is used as an antidepressant in bipolar disorder because it does *not* cause (hypo)mania.
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> > Then again, with the individual variation, it is not improbable that in some rare cases, it could induce a manic response.
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> There have been some reports of this happening, but it is not at all common.
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> - ScottI think it is not at all improbable that it could (rarely) happen with lithium, or the chemically very similar table salt, NaCl (there is a LiCl form of lithium available, and it has been used as a substitute for regular table salt).
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