Posted by Roslynn on March 19, 2012, at 16:31:48
In reply to Re: To SLS: lithium question please, posted by SLS on March 17, 2012, at 21:51:49
Hi Scott,
>It might be important to ascertain why lithium was chosen as a treatment in the first place and why its dosage was subsequently reduced. In the absence of undesirable side effects, toxicity, or serotonin syndrome, returning to the higher dosage of lithium seems logical.
The pdocs keep using lithium to try and augment my other meds.
> So, you are bipolar and OCD? I apologize for not remembering this.I have atypical recurrent MDD, no OCD though I had it as a child. Bipolar runs in my family but my current pdoc doesn't think I'm bipolar.
> My only other comment at this point is that 75 mg of clomipramine might not be therapeutic. If it is tolerated at 75 mg and it does not produce a therapeutic response, I think it would be reasonable to continue titrating up to 150 mg. The waiting is the hardest part.
>
I have a hard time tolerating it about 50mg..I was hoping if I reduced my lithium I could tolerate more clomipramine...Thanks,
Roslynn
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