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Old Nov 25, 2015, 09:14 AM
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Lithium is the only mood stabilizer I've tried. I've been on APs at various times in the last year and a half—Seroquel, Zyprexa and Geodon. Seroquel was the one I used most regularly but I have bouts of debilitating fatigue from fibromyalgia and I would go off it at times.

I've also found Lithium 900 to be a good mood stabilizer. It keeps me out the mental hospital. I do take it with another mood stabilizer as well (AP) Risperdal 400MG. These were the first two RXs I started taking for mania. I started having SAD so my doc add Lamictal.

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Thanks for this!
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