Posted by biohazard2 on September 3, 2004, at 10:55:58
In reply to Re: lithium-terrified- help, posted by papeeteebooh on September 2, 2004, at 10:38:37
howdy,
I started lithium about two - three months ago. at first i was hesitant about starting it due to it's precautions. but now i am doing just fine on it. i am on an even plateau now. the other meds in my cocktail are lexapro 20 mg, respirdal 4 mg. and lithium slow release @ 1125 mg.
I will say that a month into it, on a non-therapeutic dose i got really anxious. i had extreme racing thoughts and i felt as if i was going crazy, this lasted for a week. i talked to my p-doc and we were both confused by this. because what i was expierencing was not a side effect of the lithium.
so he increased the dosage form 900 mg to 1125mg. and i have been doing fine ever since. and although i have been on it for a short time i am happy with the results. the only bad thing is the diarhea, which should go away in a few weeks.
hope this is helpful.
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