Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 1113987

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lamictal vs lithium

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 14:49:27

was just wondering if someone could tell how these differ, if you've taken both of them. I've taken lamictal since 2012, i was put on lithium in psych, but i was wondering how they differ in effects. Because i know is lamictal is a depression mood stablizer. SLS that would really good if you could awnser their effects, mainly lithium. My doctor was gonna put me on lithium, but we made a 2nd descion not too. Please just let me know. Does lithium have similar effects?

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 20:04:52

In reply to lamictal vs lithium, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 14:49:27

all i know is lithium is more treating biplar mania rather than lamotragine - treats bipolar depression. I was on psych and was put on lithium 150mg X 2 daily, it was strange feeling but i rerember it made me not as social, but that was just that time.

I know lithium increases serotonin too, lamotragine i've read is activing at times, while other times it's calming

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 20:11:24

In reply to Re: lamictal vs lithium, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 20:04:52

SLS i'm reviewing about lithium's benefical effects for mood swings or depression

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 20:16:32

In reply to Re: lamictal vs lithium, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 20:11:24

Bipolar 1 - Lithium
Bipolar 2 - Lamotragine

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 8, 2021, at 17:19:19

In reply to Re: lamictal vs lithium, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 20:16:32

i was depressed and forgot to take lamotrgine that morning, i take prozac and it's at it's max dose, but still i went into a slummp. I took the 2 tablts im suppost to take in the morning, i don't know how but i felt it lift my low mood back to baseline. I could just feel it....like it was going into the nerve synapse and stablizing depressed nuerons. It had antidepressant effect. Lamictal seems to help depression more than lithium which is mania.

I know there's tons of people who take it, and have other experieinces but it's a good mood stabilizer for treating or lifting yoou ouot of depression

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 8, 2021, at 21:24:40

In reply to Re: lamictal vs lithium, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 8, 2021, at 17:19:19

i've been posting repeated post over and over again, need to stop talking so much

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by Lamdage22 on March 9, 2021, at 4:29:19

In reply to Re: lamictal vs lithium, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 8, 2021, at 17:19:19

I like Lithium sort of as a supplement. I feel it curbs suicidal thoughts and feelings and it is supposed to be neuroprotective. I take 225 extended release Lithium Carbonate. For both of these benefits, a low dose is enough. I don't have any side effects. My Lithium bloodlevel was measured at 0.12 mmol/l with 0.5-1.2 being considered therapeutic. I wouldn't expect it to be anti manic at that dose though.

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by Lamdage22 on March 9, 2021, at 4:35:19

In reply to lamictal vs lithium, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 6, 2021, at 14:49:27

I really like the idea of a mood stabilizer as opposed to an antidepressant. The idea is, it won't send you into a state of mind that is not desirable either because it is too much. A lot of crazy sh*t can be done when you shoot over the target.

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by undopaminergic on March 9, 2021, at 8:12:54

In reply to Re: lamictal vs lithium, posted by Lamdage22 on March 9, 2021, at 4:35:19

> I really like the idea of a mood stabilizer as opposed to an antidepressant. The idea is, it won't send you into a state of mind that is not desirable either because it is too much. A lot of crazy sh*t can be done when you shoot over the target.
>

At least most of my delusions have their inceptions in manic episodes.

I'm on a mood stabiliser myself, namely lamotrigine. Supposedly, it won't control mania, but has antidepressant effects without *inducing* mania.

But a lot of drugs can rarely cause mania, including antipsychotics.

-undopaminergic

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by Christ_empowered on March 9, 2021, at 11:09:45

In reply to Re: lamictal vs lithium, posted by undopaminergic on March 9, 2021, at 8:12:54

a psych told me that high doses of lamictal can curb mania and hypomania. lower doses are more appropriate for some forms of recurrent depression, without the same risks/adverse effects as the antidepressants.

fun tidbit: some animal data seems to show that lamictal+neuroleptic= less D2 upregulation than just the neuroleptic. I'm not gung ho about adding a -serious- pharmaceutical to a neuroleptic unless necessary, but...

it does kind of line up with the concept of 'tardive psychosis,' you know...take a neuroleptic long enough, one may very well end up (more...) inclined towards psychosis and such than before treatment...

so, if the lamictal can reduce D2 upregulation and provide some mood elevation, etc., maybe help keep the neuroleptic dosage a bit lower (?), then...yes, please.

i personally have always declined lithium. scares me, honestly.

 

Re: lamictal vs lithium

Posted by rjlockhart37 on March 9, 2021, at 20:18:09

In reply to Re: lamictal vs lithium, posted by undopaminergic on March 9, 2021, at 8:12:54

yeah lithium sounds like a good stablizer, what happened when i went to the hospital was they said i was manic, not psychotic....but manic and they said you need to be stablized, i left the nurse practitioner office, the next day i woke up to take my meds, they said your starting lithium 150mg twice daily, and librium. Then they reduced my Prozac to 40, they said your not gonna be on 80 because your manic. It was not prozac that doing it, i had not slept in days - and that's what made me in crazed state. I rerember it did have a soothing effect on thoughts, and equalzing feeling. But i didnt like it, one because they lowered prozac, so i was little depressed. Prozac is my only weapon against depression, so everyday load 80mg to kick depression. But i don't know, lamotragine does stablize my mood, it pulls me out of a slump, but doeonst have uplifting effect like prozac. It's a good stablizer that work more on depression, but i was reading posts from reddit, there was post they said : Bipolar I - Lithium, Bipolar 2 - Lamotragine


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