Posted by jack smith on November 12, 2004, at 18:26:58
In reply to Lithium - is it really that big a step?, posted by cubic_me on November 12, 2004, at 17:41:34
It really is not. I would recommend starting at a low dose, maybe 300 for a week, then 600 for a week, and then you might have to go higher. Lithium finally killed a nasty depression that was lingering (i.e., not that bad anymore but still not fully gone) for many months on 300 mg of Effexor. Added 300 mg of Lithium, and within a week I was feeling much much better. One of the mildest meds I have ever been on by far. I'd give it a go.
I take 300 mg of Effexor and 300 mg of Lith and have been on that combo for over a year with good results. Lithium also supposedly has a good track record at prolonging remissions from unipolar depression, which is what I think I suffer from. . . . .
JACK
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