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Old Aug 15, 2014, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Msboot View Post
Hi!
I have major depression and have been on a variety of meds over the past 3 years since diagnosis. I'm wondering if it is typical for us as patients to have certain side effects which we are willing to tolerate and others which we are not and therefore we may resist taking those meds and want to try others. And if so, does this extend even to those meds which have been proven to help us in our ideation? You see, my doc is convinced that lithium (along with an antidepressant) is a matter of life or death for me but I hate the side effects of lithium and frankly, feel as though I'd rather die than deal with them. Does this make me crazy?

Thanks.

msboot
For me I never read the side effects because then I cause them! You're doc is right, an AD with Lithium is great for MDD and bipolar! Btw, research now shows that SNRIs don't poop out hardly at all and SSRIs poop out rather quickly! My ADs I love are Fetzima, Aplenzin and Nefazodone...good luck!!
Thanks for this!
Msboot