Posted by polarbear206 on November 9, 2008, at 13:12:45
In reply to Lithium make you feel stoned/depersonalized?, posted by qbsbrown on November 9, 2008, at 12:19:10
> I'm BPII, and don't tolerate anticonvulsants or antipsychotics very well.
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> At 600mg of lithium, it helps a little bit, and I feel fine. But there is only a trace of it in my blood. Doc wants to get up to therapeutic level. When I raise to 900mgs, I feel very depersonalized and stoned. Does this go away? I have this reaction (derealization), to many or most meds, must be a defense mechanism.
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> a)might this go away
> b) is lithium effective for BP II and racing thoughts?
> c) is it ok to take lexapro with Lithium
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> Thank you all.
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> BrianBrian,
Alot of people with Bipoar II require a low dose of an antidepresssant and tolerate them quite well with a mood stablizer on board. You could try combining Lithium with Lamictal. Lamictal has some antidepressant properties. I saw a power- point presentation video from a psychiatric conference about this very subject. Using Lamictal with depakote or Lithium with good success rates reported.
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