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Posted by sheilac on March 19, 2012, at 13:37:51
I am taking 600mg of Trileptal a day and it is really working for me. I don't get angry and fly off the handle. I am able to be rational and reasonable.
At first I was experiencing some depression when I first started it so my doc put me on a low dose of lithium to help the depression. It worked. But now I notice the lithium is making me agitated and irritable. Why is this happening?
The only thing I can figure is that maybe Trileptal and Lithium effect serotonin (which I am sensitive to). Is it possible that over time the Trileptal has increased my serotonin and the Lithium is now doing the same causing irritability?
I feel like it might be time to drop the Lithium due to it making me irritable.
What could be the cause of this?
Posted by Phillipa on March 19, 2012, at 16:04:35
In reply to Triletpal increase serotonin?, posted by sheilac on March 19, 2012, at 13:37:51
I don't know but would like to. Have you considered lowering the lithium? Phillipa
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