Posted by S. Suggs on January 8, 2000, at 8:18:07
In reply to S. Suggs, posted by janice on January 7, 2000, at 21:13:39
Hello Janice! You are correct, I have ADD-H. The reason I take lithium was to orgionally augment Prozac over 3 years ago. It was and still is a wonderful experience! I found out that it still worked it's wonders when I quit Prozac at one point and was just on lithium. Also, I stopped the lithium to see how I would do. BAD IDEA!! I found out that lithium may tend to lose its effectiveness when starting and stopping. As far as I'm concerned, I'll take it till I die. I am not manic/bipolar (have heard of "soft bipolar"-have you?). With ADD-H, I also have Dysthymia (low grade depression, for years I had no Idea what the problem was) I also read (if I can remember correctly that in England, they treat dysthymia , first line, with mood stabilizers.
The Lithium (at 900 mg per day now) keeps me at even keel. Sure, I get upset/angry at times, but in a much more controled fashion. Anger was the big problem for me in the past which lithium has performed miracles on. Sorry to ramble. Blessings,
S. Suggs
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