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Posted by linkadge on April 11, 2003, at 12:43:33
I am taking lithium alone (900 mg) and feel very detached and alone. When I talk to people I feel like I am under water. THeir lips move but I just cant understand their meaning.
The doc suggestted adding an AD which I am hopeful about. After adding celexa though I have all of these completely strage sensations. First I weight infinitely many pounds, then by head buzzes, I also feel like someone is shaking me.
I find this all confusing as my mood throughout all of this seems perfectly normal. It feels like the AD is trying to break me out of a shell, and the lithium is pulling me back in.
Do some AD's combine better with lithium than others??
Is anyone sucessfuly combing lithium and and AD, if so which one ???
Linkadge
Posted by Janelle on April 11, 2003, at 17:36:20
In reply to Having problems augmenting lithium, posted by linkadge on April 11, 2003, at 12:43:33
I was taking 600mg of Lithium (could not tolerate 900 mg -- blood level went into toxic range and I had some bad side effects)
Anyway, I just recently added a LOW dose of Depakote (started with 500 mg/day which was too high! I'm sensitive to meds; now at 250 mg/day) to control mood swings and depression and KNOCK ON WOOD, the Depakote is what is AUGMENTING the Lithium.
For what it's worth, I'm also on Celexa and seem to have no *feelable* side effects. Again, KNOCK ON WOOD (I'm superstitious!)
How LONG/SHORT have you been on the Celexa and what dose? I had to wait a very LONG time for it to kick in. Longer than with other a-d's I had tried.
Yes, some AD's combine better with lithium than others but I do not know which ones. Sorry. I bet your pdoc does, or there is info out on the Internet that would tell you.
I guess you could say that *I* am successfully combining Lithium with Celexa, albeit at relatively LOW doses.
Posted by ace on April 11, 2003, at 23:18:20
In reply to Having problems augmenting lithium, posted by linkadge on April 11, 2003, at 12:43:33
> I am taking lithium alone (900 mg) and feel very detached and alone. When I talk to people I feel like I am under water. THeir lips move but I just cant understand their meaning.
>
> The doc suggestted adding an AD which I am hopeful about. After adding celexa though I have all of these completely strage sensations. First I weight infinitely many pounds, then by head buzzes, I also feel like someone is shaking me.
>
> I find this all confusing as my mood throughout all of this seems perfectly normal. It feels like the AD is trying to break me out of a shell, and the lithium is pulling me back in.
>
> Do some AD's combine better with lithium than others??
>
> Is anyone sucessfuly combing lithium and and AD, if so which one ???
>
> LinkadgeSorry bro,
Read my post below. BTW, how long you been on it?
I really hope it works out for you brother,Ace.
Posted by Ritch on April 12, 2003, at 18:21:40
In reply to Having problems augmenting lithium, posted by linkadge on April 11, 2003, at 12:43:33
> I am taking lithium alone (900 mg) and feel very detached and alone. When I talk to people I feel like I am under water. THeir lips move but I just cant understand their meaning.
>
> The doc suggestted adding an AD which I am hopeful about. After adding celexa though I have all of these completely strage sensations. First I weight infinitely many pounds, then by head buzzes, I also feel like someone is shaking me.
>
> I find this all confusing as my mood throughout all of this seems perfectly normal. It feels like the AD is trying to break me out of a shell, and the lithium is pulling me back in.
>
> Do some AD's combine better with lithium than others??
>
> Is anyone sucessfuly combing lithium and and AD, if so which one ???
>
> Linkadge
When I was on lithium I found Prozac to work the best with it.
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