Re: What do you do when you can't tolerate antidepressants?
You could give the supplement lithium orotate a try. The capsules contain around 5mg of elemental lithium each - I take 20mg a day (4 capsules) and it seemed to kick in after around a week. I was taking 10mg a day last year and felt myself get better - though I assumed I was getting used to the fluoxetine I had restarted - then of course I weaned off it and my anxiety/panic/agitation returned - though only now did I realise it may have been kept in check by the lithium.
The dosages from the OTC preparations are far lower than those prescribed to people with bipolar - so have fewer side effects. It works by helping to dampen down noradrenaline and glutamate in certain areas of the brain - both 'activating' neurotransmitters that can cause agitation, panic etc.
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