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Re: Too little Lithium vs. just enough? experience

Posted by Squiggles on July 14, 2005, at 14:37:08

In reply to Re: Too little Lithium vs. just enough? experience » Squiggles, posted by barbaracat on July 14, 2005, at 13:53:52

> > What doesn't kill you makes you stranger :-)

Not mine - loved the Edgar Alan Poe one though;
when I first had a depressive episode, I
said that I did not believe it was possible
for a human to experience such a fall into
a dark abyss without the use of psychedelic
drugs :-)
>
> **Love it!! Always suspected there was something more to that sentiment.
>
> What is this study by Dr. Schou? and brain cleansing? (Sounds a tad Orwellian, but I know you mean something else)

It's not a study -- it is something he says
in one of his Guide books for the public
available at Amazon.com; I have also seen
lithium holiday suggestions for chronic
lithium users;


> >
> BTW, I have not had a blood test in over 2 years but have kept my dosage at 600mg. My blood levels were consistently under by a good deal but I was getting 'good enough' therapeutic results without having to suffer through the side effects of a higher dose.
>

Well, that's good and it is also very encouraging
as I like my doctor and hate to have cynical
fears about my treatment. If 600mg was good
for you maybe it would be for me; it's hard to
believe though that the recent "generic" brand
I took was that much lower.

Here is a very good site on lithium toxicity:


"Virtual Hospital" Lithium Toxicity - Seminars
http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=%22Virtual+Hospital%22+%22Schou%22+%22lithium%22&page=1&offset=1&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3De619ba857d0125fd%26clickedItemRank%3D2%26userQuery%3D%2522Virtual%2BHospital%2522%2B%2522Schou%2522%2B%2522lithium%2522%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.vh.org%252Fadult%252Fprovider%252Fpsychiatry%252FCPS%252F32.html%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSBoom%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vh.org%2Fadult%2Fprovider%2Fpsychiatry%2FCPS%2F32.html

also take a look at at the IGSLI group. Dr.
Schou is the pioneer of lithium as you probably
know:

IGSLI
http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=%22Schou%22+%22lithium%22+%22brain%22+%22blood%22&page=2&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3Df6451ee80d04641a%26clickedItemRank%3D20%26userQuery%3D%2522Schou%2522%2B%2522lithium%2522%2B%2522brain%2522%2B%2522blood%2522%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.igsli.org%252Fgeneral.html%26invocationType%3Dnext%26fromPage%3DNSCPNextPrev%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igsli.org%2Fgeneral.html

and look at the "Intoxication" articles.

Squiggles


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