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Hi Shelley
Welcome to the forum.
I'm not a doctor, but have you tried depakote? It seems to have less side effects than the lithium. Were you shaking a lot or having tremors?
How did you feel before you started taking the medication? What made the doctor feel you needed it?
If you're not happy with your doctor's advice then get a second opinion if you can.
I can only speak for myself, but if it were me I would try everything else before using lithium. I've never taken either medication, but I work with a lot of people on meds and lithium works well as the last resort. I'm not sure if depakote is addictive so you would have to look into that first.
I am going to start working with a psychologist in a couple of weeks who is excellent with medication and I will ask him questions when they come up here and get his opinion.
Hugs,
MG
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