Posted by tonyz on August 3, 2009, at 13:48:50
In reply to Re: Withdrawing from Zoloft, Lamictal, and Seroquel, posted by morganpmiller on August 3, 2009, at 1:39:34
I have been seroquel free for about 2 weeks now - no problems.
As for the Lithobid I was on 300mg for only 3 days and then bumped up to 600mg. I honestly can't remember when I started feeling better, but I'm going to assume it was around day 4 when the dosage was bumped up to 600mg. It was on day 5 that I started reducing the Nortriptyline from 150mg down to 125mg. If I hadn't been feeling something going on it is doubtful that I would have done this.
You have to decide if you need a mood stabilizer. Some doctors are stubborn and insist that if you haven't experienced mania than lamictal is a better choice. If you happen to have psoriasis which I do, lithium is generally not considered to be a good choice; however, the effects in this department have been very minor. I'm more concerned about the thyroid and kidney issues that I alluded to in my previous posting.
So you mentioned you were in patient for a time. I'm assuming that you are out now and doing better? Are you still trying to tweak your meds to find the optimal solution?
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