final(?) outcome of my psychotropic journey [View all]
Now that I am on Lithium Carbonate 300 mg twice a day, my blood level is approximately 0.6, which is the very bottom of the therapeutic range for Lithium. My doc and I agreed that there is no further point to increasing my dosage, since I am sleeping better on Lithium and my mood has improved a bit. Further increases in dosage would only increase the chances of side effects, of which I have none at this point. I stay well-hydrated to avoid those problems.
As for the most stubborn of all symptoms (interpersonal rejection sensitivity), his only suggested remedy is an anti-psychotic, and we both agreed that I might end up getting tardive dyskinesia from an anti-psychotic. I'm not going to take that kind of medication unless I'm really at the end of my rope and it's necessary. I'll just stay in therapy for this symptom.
So, for now, I've arrived at my optimal psychotropic cocktail (Parnate and Lithium). It hasn't been an easy journey but it's been worthwhile, in hindsight. Thanks for reading all my posts, everyone, and I hope they have helped at least one person.
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