Posted by Maximus on February 19, 2003, at 16:08:57
In reply to Lithium or Depakote for anger, posted by linkadge on February 19, 2003, at 10:05:56
> I have just dropped Celexa and started lithium.
> I understand the anger I feel is a responce to
> decreased serotonin, but the lithium only has a limited effect. Should I wait things out or,
> is depakote better for anger??Hi,
I've been reading for a while your differents trials with meds. Don't give up! You asked about Lithium or Valproate for the treatment of anger. Both are good and both are useless. Your anger is probably a symptom of depression since you got off SSRI. Of course i'm not your doctor and take it with a grain of salt, but i would bet my house this is a full return of your depression. And for most, Lithium or Valproate do almost nothing for depression. You might add another anticonvulsant like Lamictal (which is wonderful for depression) if you don't want to fire up an hypomania.
Good luck!
Max.
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