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Posted by Coldfish on April 14, 2013, at 15:32:47
I get the rage when I take Sam-e and a couple other supplements. I guess thats the Manic in me.
I was wondering if anyone has tried or read about combining Sam-e with Lithium.
From what I have read, Lithium is for bipolar.
I have both Sam-e and Serenity (lithium Orotate) here in front of me, but have yet to try them both at the same time.
My thinking is, I will get any positive benefits from Sam-e without the manic.
Posted by g_g_g_unit on June 4, 2013, at 1:17:09
In reply to Sam-e and Lithium, posted by Coldfish on April 14, 2013, at 15:32:47
I use lithium orotate (not dx'd as BP though), 5mg whenever I feel I need it .. it has a modest effect on anxiety and irritability, though makes me a little spacey .. not sure what it would do for true-blue mania though ..
anyway, why not experiment with the two and find out?
Posted by SLS on June 4, 2013, at 15:00:42
In reply to Re: Sam-e and Lithium, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 4, 2013, at 1:17:09
> I use lithium orotate (not dx'd as BP though), 5mg whenever I feel I need it .. it has a modest effect on anxiety and irritability, though makes me a little spacey .. not sure what it would do for true-blue mania though ..
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> anyway, why not experiment with the two and find out?That's interesting. A friend of mine recommended that I substitute lithium oratate for the lithium 450 mg/day that I take. He says that lithium oratate enters the brain more readily than pharmaceutical lithium. It would thus be less toxic to the body overall because at therapeutic dosages, a lower blood level is sufficient. I have elected not to make the switch at this time, though. I need to invest more time in the treatment that I am now responding to. Once I am convinced that I am nearing remission with my present regime, I will consider a substitution.
- Scott
Posted by g_g_g_unit on June 5, 2013, at 4:27:27
In reply to Re: Sam-e and Lithium » g_g_g_unit, posted by SLS on June 4, 2013, at 15:00:42
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> That's interesting. A friend of mine recommended that I substitute lithium oratate for the lithium 450 mg/day that I take. He says that lithium oratate enters the brain more readily than pharmaceutical lithium. It would thus be less toxic to the body overall because at therapeutic dosages, a lower blood level is sufficient. I have elected not to make the switch at this time, though. I need to invest more time in the treatment that I am now responding to. Once I am convinced that I am nearing remission with my present regime, I will consider a substitution.
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> - Scotthey Scott, I wasn't aware of that .. did he provide a dose equivalency between Lithium Orotate and prescription Lithium?
I have no idea where Orotate's place lies in the treatment of clinical BP .. as I say, it's mostly a case of self-medication and I'd be wary of recommending it to anyone else without supervision if indeed what they're experiencing is mania
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