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[normalizing]

true that. i used melatonin to reduce psychosis caused by cocaine, and melatonin is not an antipsychotic. but the most potent antipsychotic i have ever tried has to be hydroxyzine. little known old school antihistamine that completely prevents any agitation or mania with only the problem of lasting up to 12 hours with a single dose. just think how that will affect you in the mornings depending if you take it too late :S

Edited by hazy, 30 May 2017 - 04:17 AM.

[jack black]

That's interesting what you're saying about diurnal rhythm, can you elaborate? I take it immediately before sleep.

When I tried Li in AM, there were no results. Then I increased dose to AM+PM, again no response. Then I took the same dose (28mg elemental Li) in PM, and wow, many improvements. Li is known to reset body clocks. Not sure how and why exactly that works for me. I never compared mid PM to late PM dosing as I was very pleased with mid PM. What effects do you get from Li?

Edited by jack black, 30 May 2017 - 12:44 PM.

[Elroy]

Slightly improved sleep quality is the only one I feel. My records aren't good enough to correlate any other improvements with lithium. How about you?

[jack black]

Slightly improved sleep quality is the only one I feel. My records aren't good enough to correlate any other improvements with lithium. How about you?

Here are the improvements I noticed since starting Li in PM:
Easier to adhere to diet and exercise plan (this was my weak point my entire life).
More hungry in AM, less hungry in PM (previously it was reversed).
More tired in PM, more likely to go to bed early and get good sleep (I used to be active at late PM at the expense of sleep).
Less irritable.

Things it didn't help much or made worse:
Tired in AM, need strong coffee to wake up.
Productivity at work (I have a mild case of ADHD).

BTW, I read your older post on MTRR A66G and MTRR 11. I'm also heterozygous for both, but I didn't think it was significant. I didn't know connection of those with Li. I'm googling for it now and only finding vague claims by Yasko. Did you find anything more conclusive?