Posted by Mondeo on April 17, 2002, at 9:14:40
In reply to Re: Lamictal augmentation?, posted by JahL on January 16, 2002, at 16:02:28
. This pattern seems very common. I've been on 400mg for about 6 months (at the behest of ignorant, by-the-book pdocs) and I can't say there's any improvement over say, 100mg. I had the euthymic/hypomanic reaction at about 25mg and it faded over about 6 weeks.
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> *Have any of you considered augmenting Lamictal before giving up on it (if you're at that stage)? The consensus amongst pdocs I have spoken to is that Lamictal is very amenable to augmentation, VPA notwithstanding. I have just had Celexa and L-Tryptophan (available only on special licence) added to augment Lamictal's supposed S-reuptake inhibition characteristics.
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> Best,
> J.
YES,AS BEING ON A DOSE OF 450mg for a while,without really obtaining a full stability
(some milder depr.breakthroughs,even between a couple of hours during a day),I am dwelling on either to insist on this dose further on,OR reducing a little,at least to 300mg and augmenting with Celexa(at least 10mg)
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