Posted by JahL on April 5, 2001, at 12:18:31
In reply to Re: current Lamictal trials in action » JahL, posted by phillybob on April 3, 2001, at 22:43:55
> > 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) ...> >So tell us, Jah, what have you been up to lamictally-speaking?
'Bout the same as you Bob. Tho' it's keeping my head above water, I feel only marginally better than when unmedicated (but @ least I'm not obsessively suicidal). Delayed delivery of most recent refill means I've been loitering @ 75mg for a couple of weeks; today I'm up to 100! Unfortunately most of the start-up benefits have dissipated, tho' according to Scott's TRD post above, this would seem to be par for the course.
On a more positive note, the fact that we share a lack of response is probably down to our low dosing. I'm yet to read of a sub-150mg robust response.
I think it's time to accelerate (my) upwards titration (with yr previous reasoning as to why this is OK in mind), tho' I'm pleased to have taken it so slowly thus far. To begin with, 75mg promoted noticable 'itching' of the skin (kinda like sunburn), which seems to have faded w/o progressing into anything more worrying.
Like you I have ADD-like probs (in fact have US dx, but I'm not so sure; I think they're just a symptom peculiar to my form of depression) & have tried all the available stims to absolutely no effect.
I sense a note of frustration in yr post; believe me, you're not alone. I'm kinda used to waiting 2 or 3 weeks 4 a result, not 3 months (& then there's no guarantee)! I think some of my frustration has crept into a couple of my posts recently, so I'm consciously avoiding anything remotely controversial on this board for now;-)
Anyway, chin up (focus on 150-200mg?) & I'll keep ya posted.
Jah.
BTW did you know Lamictal depletes folate concentrations? Supplementation is rec'd.
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