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Bipolar diagnosis--Starting Lithium
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 232267" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Actually there are no "safe" BiPolar (BP) medications. Lithium has been around a long time and more is known about it than the newer medications. Antipsychotics, which are more readily prescribed, in my opinion have more side effects than Lithium, a drug I took. Depakote was horrible for my kids. Very heavy side effects for both. Trileptal didnt work. I have taken Tegretal and I hated it--I felt like a completely doped zombie (doesn't mean it will do this to everyone). These are ALL heavy duty medications, but Lithium is more known. I hear Lamictal has less side effects, but I'm not sure. My son takes it and likes it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 232267, member: 1550"] Actually there are no "safe" BiPolar (BP) medications. Lithium has been around a long time and more is known about it than the newer medications. Antipsychotics, which are more readily prescribed, in my opinion have more side effects than Lithium, a drug I took. Depakote was horrible for my kids. Very heavy side effects for both. Trileptal didnt work. I have taken Tegretal and I hated it--I felt like a completely doped zombie (doesn't mean it will do this to everyone). These are ALL heavy duty medications, but Lithium is more known. I hear Lamictal has less side effects, but I'm not sure. My son takes it and likes it. [/QUOTE]
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