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Originally Posted by Mackie51
Many thanks for the quick replies. Are there any reasons why someone might want to try Seroquel instead of staying on Lithium? What's the best maintenance drug and dosage - i.e. if the patient is stable, what's the best drug to use long term? I'm just thinking that if they're all very similar, why not stay with the gold standard, as it were? There must be some perceived advantages.
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Lithium is very sensitive, if you take an NSAID or diuretic it can make it very challenging to end up with an effective dose that also doesn't damage your body. Its why I'm on depakote instead of lithium as I take a sledgehammer version of both of those, it'd be impossible to hit the safe & effective window.