Posted by linkadge on August 17, 2007, at 22:29:26
In reply to Re: Did Lithium make me irritable and anti-social? » linkadge, posted by Squiggles on August 17, 2007, at 21:19:00
Taken from:
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3005.htm
A paradoxical increase of aggressivity during lithium treatment has been described in one patient. This patient had a temporal lobe EEG spike focus. His EEG abnormality and aggressivity increased simultaneously after the start of lithium treatment and then improved after the treatment was stopped.
From:
http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=186700416
clinical characteristics of “subictal mood disorders,” including brief euphorias, mixed bipolar episodes, brief severe depressive dips with impulsive suicide attempts, compulsive symptoms, irritability and hostile outbursts, and marked premenstrual worsening. Patients with these disorders may also have paradoxical reactions to lithium and antidepressants, with better response to anticonvulsants.
I have seen this reported many times, that patients with certain EEG abnormalties can experience increases in anger and rage following lithium treatment.Linkadge
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