ABILIFY, Wellbutrin, Lithium

I take all these and only see a little improvement.
Aren't these supposed to be heavy duty meds??

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@InfiniteSadness sorry you are not seeing improvement with the meds you are taking. Meds can take weeks or months to get to their peak effect. How long has it been since you started them?

Meds work on different parts of the brain and it is mostly by trying different ones does the doc find the ones that work best with you. Tell your prescriber what is happening and see what they say. @CANDC

I am on the same combo with lamictal added to the list. It took awhile but I see and feel improvement

Anyone else??

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I take Lithium and an SSRI (Zoloft). I added Lithium to the Zoloft a couple of months ago and am still titrating up in dose. I definitely notice the effect of Lithium, even at a low dose (currently at 300 mg ER).


I am for sure feeling better than I was before I added the Lithium. But that is not saying a whole lot as I was feeling appallingly bad prior to adding Lithium. Since adding Lithium I feel quite a bit more stable. My mood swings are less extreme and my rage and anger issues are also better controlled. My racing thoughts - which had become really frightening - have calmed down considerably. My depression has improved from a 9.5/10 down to about an 8/10. My anxiety issues have made about the same modest improvement. The best thing about Lithium for me is that I find it on the energizing side. I was really worried about it making me feel numb or sedated, and it doesn't, at all.

So I for sure see improvements and I'm grateful for them. But there is still a long way to go. I'm still on a sub-therapeutic dose of Lithium and my serum levels are only at .2. But I am having some side effects on Lithium so I don't know how how much higher I can go up. My next increase will be to 450 mg. I should have started that on Monday but I've put it off. Scared of more side effects.


What doses are you on? Does your psychiatrist want you to increase? I hope you find some relief.