Unipolar Depression Insomnia Lithium Appropriate For Clinical Depression?

Lithium appropriate for Clinical Depression? - unipolar depression insomnia

Hello to all. I have diagnosed with clinical depression, and my treatment, I seem to have suffered from this for a few years. I stubbornly refuse assistance to year, until recently, plans have come into vogue to take my own life.

I) currently lithium 1200 mg, 600 mg of 5HTP, 3G Omega-3, and 50 mg of trazodone (cons insomnia. I am sad, inmates, and have often times intense feeling all my feelings at once.

I fear that the long time that I had untreated depression treatment requires a proportionally more time to recover if I did not. My question really surrounds the long-term risks and benefits of lithium for unipolar depression, compared to other antidepressants such as Paxil and Prozac. All views of ad idea is welcome. Thank you.

2 comments:

Máire Siobhán said...

I have the information in medical journals that say that lithium is used successfully for unipolar depression, in some cases. I had not already heard, but it's interesting. It is good to know that there are more strange to the arsenal against this disease and confusing.

I'll include the link below for you.

I hope you feel better every day. I had a moderate depression on / off in my life, but I've never contemplated suicide. I lost my father at the end, though, so I think it is a subject close to my heart. I hope you feel better every day.

Ian C said...

In fact, lithium for refractory depression (depression that do not disappear with appropriate treatment) in combiantion with antidepressants. Since you already have) a tetracyclic antidepressants (trazodone, lithium may enhance their impact and to a depression that was not before. However, this was my first choice, unless the patient has been placed on various systems of first-line treatment to which no answer. If this is not the case, ask your doctor why you are planning for this treatment for her decision. Perhaps there is a component of bipolar depression, or he thinks that a high risk for suicide in question and want to take any chances.

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