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I have been diagnose with major depressive disorder generalized anxiety and adhd when i was 17 or 18 had a nervous breakdown they put me on 150mg zoloft 60mg strattera and 3mg xanax did fine then about 3 years ago stopped driving at this time i wasnt taking the strattera or xanax just the fear of driving bc i had 2 major panick attacks while by myself fast forward 3 years going through a divorce and the depression and crazy thoughts came on bad well before the divorce was trying to get off the zoloft down to 75mg and 2mg xanax a day now they added lithium 300mg a day idk what to do bc the strattera helped me before so good they wanted to increase my zoloft to 100mg i tried it made me sick im on day 3 of the lithium but i heard its so bad for you but the depression and crazy thoughts are driving me insane i dont work or drive 30 years old totally dependent on my dad now i want something that is going to help me this is awful
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First, there is no such thing as a nervous breakdown -- that's not a medical term.  You don't mention if you're seeing a psychologist in conjunction with your medication.  You don't mention if you're seeing a psychiatrist or a general doc, as lithium is generally used with psychoses, not what you've listed.  It's possible your doc is stumped and moving to atypical answers.  The thing is, if you're suffering that badly, it doesn't sound like the meds you're on are working.  Rather than continually adding other meds, the problem may be you need a different antidepressant.  
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Thats what im thinking to but when your in this state of mind you dont really know if that makes sense To you
But, as I've been told a lot, you have to trust your intuition.  You care a whole lot more about your life and know yourself a whole lot better than any doctor can ever know.
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