Zoloft and lithium
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When t comes to meds, everybody responds differently. However: Zoloft did nothing for me. Yes, I have been on an SSRI and lithium at the same time. It was quite a while ago, and I don't remember what happened. I believe the latest thinking is that bipolar depression is different from unipolar depression and that SSRIs are nor a good idea for people with BP. They can kick you up into mania.
in my upset state, I failed to mention that my daughter also suffers from OCD/GAD and my son is ADD and on Dexedrine and Zoloft. Both are working great for him. He is 7 and doing wonderful. No illness, not adverse side effects at all, and his doseage is really low.
My question to the doctors is "could my daughter be ADD and it is being misdiagnosed?" I read that woman are misdiagnosed on this issue. I say this, because I never thought the effexor worked all that great.
hi tishahhh -- are the lithium and zoloft doing a good job with your moods? And the major problem is sleep? when i've had trouble with what you're saying, sometimes just adjusting when you take your doses, AM vs. PM, will help. But don't do that without your doc's blessing. And this sounds really stupid but ibuprofen helps me in the wee hours of the night. Don't try it without your doc's okay. Don't ask me why it works. it WORKS. for me, at least.
I have been diagnose with major depressive disorder generalized anxiety and adhd when i was 17 or 18 had a nervous breakdown they put me on 150mg zoloft 60mg strattera and 3mg xanax did fine then about 3 years ago stopped driving at this time i wasnt taking the strattera or xanax just the fear of driving bc i had 2 major panick attacks while by myself fast forward 3 years going through a divorce and the depression and crazy thoughts came on bad well before the divorce was trying to get off the z
Hi there, looking for insight on lifestyle habits to better manage bipolar and ADHD disorder. Taking 600mg of lithium and 30mg of vyvanse. Wondering what nutrition choices, sleep patterns and work loads people adopt to better manage there experences with or without the medication. Also looking for information on dealing with anxiety as a result of school stress and side effects from medication.
Is your wife seeing a Shrink or a regular GP?
Some of these drugs take a bit of time, and side effects can be nasty at first. I just started on 2 drugs..and both have made me clumsy and sleepy at time. Lithium, especially in higher doses can be damaging. I know it cause me to gain a ton of weight as a teen - and messed with my metabolism permanent. I now have issues with my blood sugar. If your spouse doesn't have a shrink get her one..and insist.. I will refuse to take Lithium ever again.
I was recently upped to 150mg of zoloft. I had my first every anxiety attack ever and then became very depressed. My doctor put me on 30mg of lexapro for six weeks and I seemed to be getting worse. He had me switch to 100mg of zoloft for a week and then increase to 150mg. Since I've been at 150mg, I have felt very tired and more anxious and depressed at the same time. It has been causing me to take xanax again after almost stopping. I was down to less than 0.5mg per day.
I have bipolar disorder and have been taking 400mg of Tegretol and 900mg of Lithium daily
for 17yrs. I have noticed problems with erections 7yrs. ago. Now I have to take Viagra
in order to get some type erection.. Is this dysfunction due to the meds I am taking? I dont
drink alcohol any more, I stopped 7 yrs. ago.
Thanks for the great feedback. I couldn't agree more with your opinions on Psychiatrists and there methods. I've only been seeing one now for about four months and you described him perfectly. I'm and engineer by training and could do a better job. When I first went, I mistakenly throught that he would want to hear my symptoms.
I have bipolar and our baby was planned before starting to conceive I was on topomax lambic talk and lithium... Both Drs advised to come off topomax asap they both said I needed to stay on the lithium because if I came off of it I could have a relapse which would put to much stress on the baby they said their is a very low percentage of a heart defect so I need monthly ultrasounds to monitor the babies heart and at 20 weeks will have a fetal echocardiogram done.
My question is, will Lamictal help with the hyper state that Zoloft put me in (racing thoughts) and how long does it take. I have finished my first week and feel the same, except my jumping leg has subsided (probably from discontinuing the Zoloft). It seems Lamictal is good for depression, but I am afraid it will have the same effect Zoloft did on me.
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