@Crazy Hitch

I hope the meds help.

I've been on both in the past. Effexor made me homicidal (like, wanting to REALLY kill my manager, and I worked with knives. Not a good situation), so I had to go off that within a couple of weeks. So I'd be careful with that one... you may REALLY want to destroy those little asshats (just kidding of course!!!!). And I couldn't physically tolerate lithium (made me so weak I could barely stand or walk to the door... and this was at only 300mg), but it made me feel better mentally. I just had to go off it because it was too much for my body to handle apparently.

But those were just my experiences.

I've had great luck with seroquel, sertraline, Lamictal, and gabapentin though. 😊

I hope you start feeling better soon and don't need ECT. I'd absolutely refuse to get that done. I like my memories. And the thought of giving my brain a seizure on purpose doesn't sound appealing. But I know it helps a lot of people!!!