Posted by Emme on March 24, 2002, at 10:14:57
In reply to Re: Lamictal problems already -- any advice?-Emme, posted by Bekka H. on March 22, 2002, at 20:34:32
Hi Bekka,
I feel like a walking pharamacopia. We're using the stratgey of lowish doses of various things because I tend to feel side effects easily. In addition to 75 mg Lamictal I take :
Neurontin, currently 900 mg, though during calmer times, I have slid down to 600. It makes a good subtle background anxiolytic.
Klonopin/clonazepam, which I really like. 0.25-1 mg, but usually around 0.75. I can easily alter the dose depending on need. On those (rare) occasions when I'm really relaxed, I need very little.
Atenolol 25 mg. No side effects for me and great for short circuiting the adrenaline/jitteriness associated with my anxiety.
Seroquel a small dose of 12.5 mg seems okay for me. Though I think I will try it at 6.25 mg and see if that's still enough - it might be. 25 mg is too high - I'm a zombie till noon. :) YMMV
I think the klonopin and the neurontin probably help a bit overall to offset insomnia and jitteriness from the Lamictal, but the seroquel pretty much guarantees some solid sleep. Taking klonopin at night didn't seem to help enough, but if I weren't using seroquel, then I suppose my next strategy might be to bump up my overall klonopin dose by trying extra at night and see how that worked.
Emme
> Hi Emme,
>
> Thank you for your advice. May I ask whether you take anything else besides the Lamictal and Seroquel? How much Seroquel do you take?
>
> Bekka
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