I can't help you with the Largactil I'm afraid, but I have been taking Lithium since December 2009 and personally have found it to be quite effective.
In terms of side effects I think that I'm certainly one of the lucky ones and haven't suffered with much of anything other than low libido, increased thist and needing to pee about 500 times a day! It did unfortunately make me gain some weight, but on the plus side I have managed to lose that weight again whilst still taking it.
So for me personally, the positives outweigh the negatives and even with the rather irksome blood tests I'm quite happy to keep taking it for the foreseeable future.
I hope that helps a little and that you have success with which ever med you decide to go with.
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