Posted by maximus on February 16, 2016, at 15:52:28
In reply to Re: Abilify » maximus, posted by SLS on February 15, 2016, at 12:58:02
> > N.B. I've tried Latuda. It was pure hell. I challenged it and re-challenged Latuda with the same result: depression.
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> I had exactly the same reaction to Latuda. I experienced an exacerbation of my bipolar depression. My guess is that this is due to the ability of Latuda to block NE alpha-2a receptors. This mechanism always makes my depression much worse. I had similar reactions to Remeron and idazoxan, two other NE alpha-2a receptor antagonists.
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> > After 20 years of lithium i have to get off of it due to my kidneys.
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> That's too bad. How did you benefit from lithium? What dosage?
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>Lithium gave me stability and a ton of energy (CRF production increases). The dose were 1050 mg a day. Combined with Lamictal, lithium is a very good medecine. It even helps Lamictal working better.
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