Posted by cybercafe on August 19, 2002, at 5:47:12
In reply to Re: Lithium added to AD (Nardil), posted by jsarirose on August 19, 2002, at 0:30:46
> I take Parnate (an MAOI) and was taking Lithium as the augmenting drug. I read that it is fairly successful as an augmentor and you don't need very high doses so usually you won't need to get the liver tests. I did fine on it but stopped because it does effect acne. I've had a terrible reaction from the Parnate and didn't want to aggravate my acne any more.
hey jess, what other, non-acne side effects did you get from lithium? ...
... i wonder if the mechanism is not hormonal, causing perhaps more free testosterone (that's how parnate increases libido??) .. though i guess that would lead to acne, possible body hair and head-hair loss? .... uh... and crazy female reproduction dysfunction, ovulatory dysfunction and polycystic ovaries .. stuff i am happy knowing nothing about :)
... and there are tons of treatments for hyperandrogenism ... www.aace.com/clin/guidelines/hyperandrogenism2001.pdf
... hmm... do you know what causes acne ? ... and how parnate would effect it? could it be a non-hormonal mechanism ?
....anyways.... would be nice if i could do something to help you out ...
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