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Posted by jaby on June 20, 2002, at 9:54:53
I have really liked what lithobid has done for me thus far, but I am starting to get really tired. I take 600mg at bed and 300 in the morning, likely needing to add another 300 to that. I just walk around like a zombie (fully functioning though) and people have even been asking me if I'm okay.
Does anyone have any experience with ridding themslves of this? Perhaps a stimulating AD like Wellbutrin or Prozac? Maybe a stimulant? I appreciate your comments. Thanks.
Posted by Chloe on June 21, 2002, at 18:49:51
In reply to Help for Lithobid sedation?, posted by jaby on June 20, 2002, at 9:54:53
> I have really liked what lithobid has done for me thus far, but I am starting to get really tired. I take 600mg at bed and 300 in the morning, likely needing to add another 300 to that. I just walk around like a zombie (fully functioning though) and people have even been asking me if I'm okay.
> Does anyone have any experience with ridding themslves of this? Perhaps a stimulating AD like Wellbutrin or Prozac? Maybe a stimulant? I appreciate your comments. Thanks.Sorry you feel like a Zombie. Lithium can make people feel that way. Perhaps you could add a little Lamictal to you regime instead of upping the Li. It tends to be one of the more activiting mood stabilizers, and also has some AD properties.
Adding an AD is another possibility depending on how you tolerate them. They can cause increased instability in some.
Lithium plus stimulants can be a bit hard to tolerate. It really enhances hand tremor, and often speeds up the metabolism of lithium. This requires having to take even more lithodid...At least that was my experience.Take care
Chloe
Posted by jaby on June 23, 2002, at 10:54:50
In reply to Re: Help for Lithobid sedation? » jaby, posted by Chloe on June 21, 2002, at 18:49:51
Chloe,
Hav you done lithium and lamictal at the same time? Lamictal had me absolutely cured for about a month and then only major side effects as i tried to chase a dose that still worked. I felt best at 25mg as many people here have. It may be worth a trial I guess. Maybe the lithium will stabilize the lamictal. Anyone's guess.
Posted by Chloe on June 23, 2002, at 19:32:05
In reply to Re: Help for Lithobid sedation? » Chloe, posted by jaby on June 23, 2002, at 10:54:50
> Chloe,
> Hav you done lithium and lamictal at the same time? Lamictal had me absolutely cured for about a month and then only major side effects as i tried to chase a dose that still worked. I felt best at 25mg as many people here have. It may be worth a trial I guess. Maybe the lithium will stabilize the lamictal. Anyone's guess.No, I could never tolerate Lamictal. It made me too agitated and I couldn't sleep. But if you had a partial response to Lamictal, I would definitely try adding it to the lithium. It can't hurt, and will probably help that blah, tired feeling. Have you mentioned it to your pdoc? FWIW, I think Li is a great med used in combination with other mood stabilizers or AD's.
Keep us posted
Chloe
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