Posted by SLS on January 19, 2004, at 8:05:44
In reply to Re: Lithium startup side effects?, posted by Flipsactown on January 18, 2004, at 22:41:14
Hi Flipsactown.
Thanks for responding.
> I started taking 300mg lithium 7 days ago. I am also on 100mg prozac, 90mg remeron, 400mg lamictal.
Wow! Those are some whopping dosages.
Did your doctor give you any indication how long it would take for lithium to work?
> You must not have seen an earlier post from me to you regarding lithium. Did you not see it?
No. I must have missed it.A few years ago, I did a little research on using lithium as an augmentor of antidepressants. The dosage range suggested was 300-600mg when used this way. The populations tested were generally unipolar. One thing that I found these studies had in common was that they reported improvements occuring between 3-10 days after adding lithium.
I hope lithium works out for you. If not, would you consider using a stimulant like Adderall?
- Scott
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