Posted by sweetmarie on April 14, 2001, at 16:01:57
In reply to Re: current Lamictal trials » sweetmarie, posted by JahL on April 14, 2001, at 14:36:46
> Can't say I'm feeling too clever on 125mg. Head above water but that's all.
That`s unfortunate, although it is still a relatively low dose that you are on. I think that dosages can go up to 300 mg and beyond.
> > > I`m up to my 3rd week on 250 mg and no change at all. Should I call it a day?
>
> Hmm. You'd have hoped for something by now.That`s what I was thinking. Having said that, it`s only a third of the proposed combo (the others are Zispin and Efexor, which haven`t been added, but will be next week when I go to this place in Newcastle). I was HOPING that Lamictal would do the trick on it`s own though.
However some posters (ie SLS) have noted that 300mg+ is needed for a response. Given that you've come this far I would've thought that it's probably worth exploring the upper limits of the dose range (up to 400mg). Beyond this, I dunno. Unfortunately you're saddled with the same decrepit health system as myself.
I didn`t know you were from this country. The NHS Mental Health services are terrible. I`ve been waiting for this hospital admission for 9 months now. Anyway, I could rant and rave about this all day (I`m very angry about services here), but I won`t. It doesn`t serve any purpose, except to stress me out further.
> As for me, since I haven't heard from my pdoc in over 5 wks, I'm about a week away from self-administering some polypharmacy...
How can you do that in this country? I thought that prescription drugs were all that are available to us.
Anyway, good luck with whatever you choose.
Anna.
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