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Has anyone on here ever used this as a mood stabiliser? Lithium doesnt really work for me and my psych is thinking of adding a mood stabiliser. Im on Abilify 30mg and Seroquel 800mg which evens me out pretty well but dont really like being on 2 antipsychotics.
I used to be on it about 2 years ago just wondering about others experiences with it?
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Reply #1 - 07/26/07  3:43am
" tegretol works well for me, no yuk side-effects, for me. "
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Reply #2 - 07/26/07  4:30am
" I started on tegratol but my psychologist switched me to lithium as it has fewer side effects. You do need to decrease salt intake and increase fluid on lithium though as well as regular blood lithium level tests and you cannot take it if you have thyroid dysfunction "
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Reply #3 - 07/26/07  4:31am
" PS: Lithium is a mood stabiliser anyway "
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