Posted by morganator on June 15, 2010, at 9:32:42
In reply to Re: Why does Lithium make me feel so awful?, posted by former poster on June 15, 2010, at 0:15:05
> > Have you ever tried a very low dose of lithium? Say 150 mg once in the morning and once in the evening?
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> > What about lithium orotate or aspartate? These are the "supplement" versions of lithium. They may not be as potent but they may still help with mood.
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> Thank you for asking. Yes I have tried Lithium Orotate and it does produce the exact same blunting feeling. Even at minuscule doses. It feels like it takes away the ability to feel pleasure. The more Lithium I take the less pleasure and motivation I feel. Have I been in a state of mania since i was born? What is wrong with me?Maybe you have been on the manic side most of your life. Early stress and lack of proper nurture where probably contributing factors that triggered some of your manic symptoms(you were predisposed and it didn't take much to trigger your bipolar genes.)
What about a low dose of Depakote? I'm sure you've already tried it.
You could also try upping your fish oil intake. I just recently more than doubled mine and I really think I already feel better. I also take 40 mg fluoxetine(probably going to change or add a small dose of Nortriptyline to), 450 to 600 mg Lithium(starting 600 mg this week to see how I feel), and one 270 mg gel cap of New Chapter's SC27.
Remember, If you try one of the SJW brands, you will have to give it some time and you may feel side effects at first. If you feel a bit agitated or more anxiety at first try to tough it out and wait at least a month before switching to another brand. You may have to try all 3 brands before you find the right one. I've also heard that vitamin shoppe has a good quality extract. I know it sucks that we have to go through SJW trials like going through SSRI trials. Hopefully after a month or so of trying the first SJW brand you choose you will feel good enough to want to stick with it. It may actually take up to 2 months so try to be patient. If you try SC27, you probably will not need to go any higher than one gel cap. It is a pretty powerful brand. One good thing about it is that it has a low concentration of hypericin in it, the part of SJW responsible for phytotoxicity.
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