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Old Dec 27, 2011, 10:19 AM
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I've been on Lithium for a month now with a blood level of 0.6. I feel something is missing toward the depressed/anxious end of moods. I have no motivation to even shower or clean, and my social anxiety is through the roof so it's hard to push myself to go out in public because I panic so much.

So, today I am returning to my doctor to ask for Effexor. I had a psych consult a while back and they recommended getting my blood level of lithium to 0.8 and starting an antidepressant, and briefly mentioned Effexor so I looked it up and it is supposed to be really good for social phobia.. I have read some people saying it caused mania but less in Bipolar 2.. I've read a lot of success stories for lithium and effexor in Borderline Personality Disorder and that is one of my main problems so hopefully it helps there..

And hopefully this is the last time I have to ask for something because this works.

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Old Dec 28, 2011, 07:16 PM
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I hope it does work for you!
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