Lithium & Bipolar Disorder

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3. I have never taken lithium but worked with patients who have.

Typical dose is 900-1800 mg per day. Some say 1200-1800mg.
So you are on the low end of the dosing regimen.

The 450 mg was obviously not enough, you were having break through depression.
It would not be considered a therapeutic dose, so your doctor is doing the right thing.
He is trying to get you up to therapeutic level where your mood is stable with no
symptoms.

If you have side effects let him know and he can decid what he wants to do.

Psychotropic medication dosing takes some time to achieve the desired results,
it takes time to get the patient on the correct dose.

The fact you are having only short daily episodes of depression is a sign you are
going in the right direction. So hang in there. You are doing great.