Posted by Emily Elizabeth on June 19, 2006, at 23:31:33
In reply to Re: HOW LONG BEFORE LITHIUM KICKS IN » Emily Elizabeth, posted by blueberry on June 19, 2006, at 18:40:37
It wasn't at the top of my list, but I had bad luck getting a complete response. Li is very well studied as an augmentor and seems to have a good success rate. Specifically, it has been shown to reduce suicidal thoughts. It isn't the 1st thing that pdocs reach for though b/c it can have bad side effects. I haven't had probs w/ that though.
Prior to Li I tried lots of other stuff: Paxil, Prozac, Lexapro, Neurontin, Desipramine, Lamictal, Dexedrine. When I first started Li I took it along w/ Lex, Desipramine, Neurontin, and Dexedrine. Recently, I switched to Effexor to augment the Li (still taking the Neurontin and Dex). Unfortunately, I'm still not 100% so I added Abilify last week. So far so good, but I seem to have awful luck w/ drugs working at first and then fading. That said, 2 pdocs both said that we wouldn't touch the Li b/c it was clear that it is one piece of my combo that works.
Is it something that you are considering?
Best,
EE
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