Posted by Jimmyboy on January 8, 2007, at 19:52:59
Well went to a new pdoc today, a highly trained Columbia U type, was hoping for some new groundbreaking ideas, but no. She said I was bipolar II, Lamictal didn't do jack as well as everything else .. Basically told me to stay on Serzone ( even though I told her I am already exhausted/tired all the time , and Serzone is very sedating ) and to add a high dose of Lithium ( which is also sedating and dulls your cognative abliities).
I was on Lith for over 2 years at 900 mg/day. and had no benefit or side effects .. she said if you don't get to theraputic level, it is no help at all , zilch and that it magically kicks in at theraputic level ( apparently 900 mg is not theraputic level? ) - so my questions are this :
1. What is the general dose of Li to reach the .08 - 1.2 " theraputic levels) . I am a pretty big guy, if that matters.
2. Has anyone been helped by kicking the Li level up higher , when it didn;t help at a lower dose?
JB
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