Posted by Elizabeth on October 14, 1999, at 0:48:04
In reply to Re: Lithium, posted by Noa on October 12, 1999, at 8:31:37
Hi Noa. I take 600mg of lithium with 30mg of Parnate (though I just decreased that to 20 - more on that in another thread). The 30mg of Parnate wasn't enough; a few days after I started lithium, I found myself enjoying things again (music, food, sex, going out, etc.).
My lithium level was 0.7 the first time and 0.5 (the accepted range for augmentation is 0.5-0.8 or so) the second (after I divided the dose - taking it all at night can skew the level). No noticeable side effects except maybe a little urinary frequency and slightly increased acne (I already had some of that, though - I keep hoping some day I will "grow out of it!").
poster:Elizabeth
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