LunaLater Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Hi, I'm really, really struggling with horrific anxiety and I'm getting desperate. I've got a slew of disorders - GAD, Panic disorder, bipolar 1 and anorexia (which is in remission right now). The bipolar seems to be in remission with the cocktail I'm on (Zyprexa, Seroquel). I saw my pdoc on Wednesday and he feels that my severe anxiety is not manic or mixed state related but "pure severe anxiety". I'm already on a high dose of Xanax which barely helps. He suggested taking a small dose of Seroquel during the day but that did not help either. We've tried natural supplements (GABA) and that hasn't helped either. His only suggestion this time was a small dose of lithium - 300mg and then in 5 days increase to 600mg. I'm worried about side effects so I haven't taken it yet. Has anyone taken lithium for anxiety and did it help? I don't have much faith in it and am already on a lot of meds but I'm getting desperate for some relief. Thanks for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Navel Cord Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 The pdoc never suggested anything like daily klonopin for anxiety maintenance? That seems to be the answer that all of my diferent pdocs have ever given to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtac Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Lithium made my anxiety go crazy. I couldn't get it under control with Klonopin or Valium. It did ok for my depression, but upping my anxiety was awful. I also had constant GI side effects from lithium and could never get them straightened out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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