Why didn't he stretch out your Lithium dosage? Sounds strange that he or she would do that, I use to take Lithobid (Lithium) but 300mgs 3 times a day. Maybe you need to question him about this? Lithium is a terrific and long used med for Bipolar disorder, I switched to Lamictal cause it had a better antidepressant quality besides it's it's antimanic qualities, Celaxa with Lithium and the other SSRI's given when I was first on Depakote (I stopped the Depakote, too zombifying) pooped out so instead of increasing the ADs the doc suggested going to Lamictal, and I believe it was a good choice, I have more deep depressive episodes vs. manic ones, so it is a great drug to consider if the Lithium isn't for you. I started at 900mgs but split during the course of the day, then gradually was down to 600mgs and then 300mgs till nothing then made the swithc by the pdoc's suggestion to go for the Lamictal. Just my 2 cents BTW I found Zoloft robbed me of my empathy towards others and gave me nerve jerks in the brain (best I can describe) as I weaned off, nasty experience. I wish you luck with this, if you are not pleased with this pdoc do not feel strange to find a new one
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