Posted by PeterMartin on May 6, 2016, at 0:54:11
In reply to Re: On this combo and major depression the past week » PeterMartin, posted by SLS on May 5, 2016, at 22:45:00
> For me, any dosage of lithium over 300 mg/day makes me feel like crap. For several years, I was an ultra-rapid cycler before I was treated. My cycling stopped with the introduction of high dosages of lithium. Unfortunately, it left me in a state of chronic severe depression without respite.
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> I would consider reducing the lithium back to 300 mg/day and then work with the Lamictal. You might do well at 200-300 mg/day. After establishing the best dosage of Lamictal, you can then work with the lithium. Of course, if the previous reduction in the dosage of lithium produced an improvement in your mood, you will have found your answer.
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> - ScottThanks for the reply Scott.
I do think I probably do better on 300mg of Lithium but I just recently told my doctor I would try 600 after tell him I'd reduced it on my own from 900mg which was causing bad abdominal/chest pains.
So he has me getting a level next week so I told myself I'd at least give 600 another try and get a level. The Lamictal ER (or perhaps it's just the different generic maker) has alleviated most of the abdomial pain....so at least physically I can tolerate it now.
I'm feeling better now a few hrs later so maybe the depression is starting to break. it's been a rough 3 days though. And it has been frustrating w/ the good days/bad days/etc.... Hopefully that'll settle down once I'm farther along on 200mg....
Thanks again for the thoughts and letting me ramble a bit about it....
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