thanks cai & michah .

the high is most definitely over (hello, depressive slump ) so we're a bit uncertain about what's at play. i saw pdoc today - he had my blood results - i'm at .7 whilst on 750mg, so he wants me to just stay there.

anti-psychotics are largely useless in my case. i tried abilify last year but it did nothing to stop hallucinations, seroquel knocked me out for over a day, zyprexa makes me very sleepy - to the point of not being able to function properly - and it doesn't stop the hallucinations, just makes me relaxed to the point of not caring that they are happening.

pdoc has suggested going off the lithium for a few days, just to see if i'm still hallucinating, and that we could work from there.

i also did a journal search last night and came up with a few results for lithium-induced hallucinations. they cases reported all were at normal serum levels, with people taking lithium primarily for depression. given that my hallucinations start about 1/2hr after taking my lithium, pdoc thinks it's safe to assume it might be the culprit. but he's also hoping it will die down as my body becomes more accustomed to it.

so i guess - bottom line: we'll wait and see. in the end it might be a case of just having to put up with the visual craziness if the lithium works well for my mood.