Posted by CareBear04 on January 17, 2008, at 22:30:24
In reply to Re: what drugs would kill off my remaining emotion, posted by Squiggles on January 17, 2008, at 8:07:06
wow, i'm impressed by the research and knowledge everyone on this board contributes!
i'm open to combination therapy-- to anything that will help!-- but my impression is that the atypicals are more effective in treating mania than depression, and i happen to be lower than low right now. in a way, i'm already on a mood stabilizer-atypical combo, but i don't think either is at a therapeutic level. i was previously on 900mg of lithium, then got toxic last month, reduced to 600mg, still had symptoms, so cut back even more to 450mg. i haven't had a level since, but i sort of doubt my level is in the therapeutic range. and i take 100-150mg of seroquel at night, but i think the minimum effective dose for depression is 300mg.i'm willing to try anything with a good chance of working and am not so worried about developing these scary syndromes. i've been on some crazy combos before that could well have led to serotonin, anticholinergic, or neuroleptic malignant syndromes, but it has never happened.
CB
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