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Re: current Lamictal trials in action » JahL

Posted by phillybob on April 3, 2001, at 22:43:55

In reply to Re: It's Lexie the Lamictal/Topamax Poster Child » Lexie, posted by JahL on March 24, 2001, at 19:50:59

Okay, Jah, what gives?

I'm not doin' so hot here (no side effects but no improvement). Slowly I titrate. I'm at 50 mg but seem to be so down and out that I'm not even excited 'bout the next jump up ... which I should be doin' to 75 mg tomorrow or the next day or the next (I have to look at a calendar). Okay, now I'm gonna cut and paste from a recent more clear-headed post of mine cause I'm feelin' lazy (but first, I'm gonna hypothesize in this here parenthetical that I'm getting a cold which is why I am so cranky and unproductive ... at least, that hypothesis makes me feel a little better) ...

I've added 5 mg/2X daily of Adderall after some thinkin' about my past experiences and recently talkin' with the younger bro about his experiences. I definitely have always had ADD problems but never got past a Ritalin trial, for some reason. I remember reading John L's concise analysis and discussion of "line of fire" approaches, including benign and fast-acting stimulants ( http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20000209/msgs/20873.html ). Anyway, the pdoc and I discussed Adderall and Dexadrine and felt, based upon my bro's success, Adderall would be worth a trial right now.

Nonetheless, based upon my brief (almost 2 months) but "total" "cure" for my symptoms (atypical-type AD-treatment-resistent depression ... an oxymoron?) with Topamax, I think this class of "neuromodulatory" drugs would have good long-term efficacy for me. [From the Topamax Experiences thread ( http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20001231/msgs/50878.html ), I discontinued Topamax due to a bad side effect of receding gums; however, I would certainly re-visit it at a lower dose in the future as an adjunct for a partial or in lieu of a failed Lamictal response.

Okay, I'm done with re-cycling posts for now. So tell us, Jah, what have you been up to lamictally-speaking?



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