Posted by Blue Cheer1 on June 12, 2002, at 22:43:25
In reply to Lithium as a stabilizer for resistant depression, posted by JustHerself on June 12, 2002, at 19:49:47
> I'm currently on Zoloft 125 mg (it's about the only SSRI I can tolerate. Recently, my pdoc put me on lithium (no bipolar symtoms )to try to stabilize me as I was going down fast. I'm on my second week - the first I took 600 mgs at bedtime and am now taking 900 mgs at bedtime. Has anyone had success with this and if so, how long did it take to feel better? Thanks so much for any input. I'm still feeling very bad.
Hi,
My first bipolar/lithium specialist (William L. Dyson, M.D.) co-authored the first published article about lithium as an antidepressant. Its antidepressant properties have been well-documented (along with its use in augmenting the effects of antidepressants) since then. Lithium can also be depressogenic (Jonathan Himmelhoch, M.D.). Many, many people have had success with this strategy, and your doctor sounds well-informed prescribing all of your daily dosage of lithium at night (easier on the kidneys). If it works, you should feel better in a month or so -- probably sooner in unipolar depression. Be optimistic about it, and good luck.
Blue
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