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My dad has (probably?) paranoid schizophrenia, and life stress was definitely a trigger for that. I am skeptical of tcj_phx's advocacy of resistance to lithium
by azernik 8y ago
My dad has (probably?) paranoid schizophrenia, and life stress was definitely a trigger for that.
I am skeptical of tcj_phx's advocacy of resistance to lithium. It's a very effective drug with horrific side effects, and it seems to have worked pre-ECT. It sounds like the psych involved is aware of the safe limits for lithium, as hitting the maximum safe dosage for one drug is usually what (in my experience) causes psychiatrists to start mixing different meds. (Which comes with its own problems, since as side effects multiply they get harder to understand.)
- fraudsyndrome 8y agoYeah, I'll take it with a grain of salt but I'll still do more reading on it and maybe bring it up with him to see if his Psychiatrist has ever mentioned anything similar - just to the get thoughts going. They gave me the heavy anti-psychosis meds too (I can't remember the name) and it did nothing for him either.. But yes, he's taking so much medication I can't imagine trying to map out all the potential side-effects of any combination.