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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
I was thinking about that, too. Do people's med regimens ever get settled? I am trying to amass some data, and what seems to emerge is the following:
Lithium, if it works, will work. You have to monitor for toxicity, etc., but if it works now, it will work in the future.
APs, same way.
Benzos can and do give out. It is better not to depend on them.
AD's can poop out. I am hopeful that my Prozac won't, because what it is doing is a sheer miracle, and at such a low dose!
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I agree with all of your observations, HB. Yesterday I was with the pdoc and commented that I knew the pattern-a few good months then adjustments, and she agreed. When lithium has been suggested for me, I have declined because the long list of side effects makes me uncomfortable. Plus, I guess it's an unfounded personal issue. My father took lithium.
Prozac did poop out for me, but fortunately zoloft has taken its place. I fear that the same will eventually happen, though, because this is the second time I have upped the dose.
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