Posted by Bekka H. on March 24, 2002, at 17:07:00
Hi. I'd like to hear from people who have benefited from Lamictal for depression. I have unipolar depression, but I'd like to hear from anyone (unipolar or bipolar I or II) who feels that Lamictal has alleviated their depression. My questions are: What is the QUALITY of the relief you feel from Lamictal? How has it relieved your depression? Do you see a change in your life (for example, have you accomplished some of the things you were unable to accomplish when you were depressed?). Are you motivated to do the things you care about?
One of the reasons I am asking this is that, when I was on SSRI's, I did feel less anxiety and I suppose I felt a little better in some respects, but I did absolutely nothing. I became very passive and apathetic. Basically, I didn't care about anything. In some ways, that can be good. For example, I didn't let every little obsessional thought nag at me for days or months on end. But, for the most part, it was a very bad, unproductive time for me. SSRI's completely obliterated my drive and motivation, and after a while, I was so wimpy and apathetic, that I stopped caring that I was wimpy and apathetic. I didn't pay my bills, didn't wash my dishes or clean my apartment, let alone attend to my career. I let my health suffer. Basically, I was depressed, but it was an ssri-induced depression, and because of the very nature of the problem, it didn't bother me until I got off the ssri's and saw how much time (i.e., life) had passed me by.
I'm having some problems with Lamictal now, like insomnia, but I will try to persevere if I believe that this medicine might help me. If I'm going to end up the way I was on SSRI's, however, I do not wish to bother with this medicine any further.
Any ideas, thoughts, etc. from you are greatly appreciated.
Bekka
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