Posted by blueberry on January 28, 2006, at 5:22:36
In reply to Emotionless Semi-Existence, posted by Bauxite on January 26, 2006, at 23:13:48
Maybe lithium alone, experimenting to find the lowest dose that helps.
With risperdal, try to keep the dose super low. A switch to zyprexa might be a better option.
Antipsychotics are very hard to get off of for most people.On the natural side, there are some options. DL-phenylalanine for the mood enhancement and enlightenment. 500mg with breakfast for a few days as a trial. Similar but a little different, tyrosine 250-500mg 1 to 3 times a day. If lithium alone is not enough for a mood stabilizer, or if you don't like it, then try taurine. Or one of the combos at healthfood stores that have gaba, glycine, taurine and sometimes inositol all in one. Another option is magnesium. Try different versions of it, such as mg glycinate, mg taurinate, mg citrate, to find what you like best.
The manic depressive Margot Kidder of the movie Superman has a web page where she describes her natural treatment with tyrosine, taurine, gaba, choline + inositol.
The tricky thing with natural supplements is first finding what helps, second finding the right dose, third finding the right time interval between doses. Since lithium is more of a natural treatment than a pharmaceutical treatment, I just thought it might be worth mentioning these other natural options to go along with it.
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