Posted by linkadge on August 2, 2011, at 21:41:28
In reply to unsure about dropping eskalith (lithium), posted by preventa on August 2, 2011, at 21:05:54
Well, I (personally) would not completely discontinue lithium. Lithium is a well studied substace with multiple neurotrophic and neuroprotective cellular targets.
Discontinuing lithium abrubptly has been associated with an increase in suicidality.
You may benefit from a reduced dose (<900mg). If destabilization occurs, your best section option would be to add valproate. Another option is omega-3 fatty acids which have shown benefit in bipolar disorder. They can reduce the overal need for other mood stabilizers.
I certainly do not recomend coming completely off of 1650mg of lithium. But what about say:
600mg of lithium, 250mg valpraote and 2g EPA + DHA
Linakdge
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