Posted by Eggy on May 27, 2003, at 22:12:32
In reply to Lamictal Q's, posted by Jack Smith on May 27, 2003, at 12:27:06
> > If not talk to your Pdoc and maybe you can try something else. Lamictal has helped me the most. I have been on it a long time. Went off it once just to be oinery and went back on it because I realized just how much it did help.
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> What dose of Lamictal are you on? What else are you on? Do you feel it has an AD effect along with a mood stabilizing one?
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I am on 75mg of Lamictal...my first time around I went up to 125mg but I am doing fine on 75mg for now. I am also on Clonidine, Topamax and Restoril for sleep as needed plus a few other meds for medical reasons. They are Synthroid and zantac. I have tried other drugs they are...lexapro,Celexa,Luvox,Paxil,Prozac,Zoloft, Buspar,Desyrel, Effexor, Remeron,depakote,Klonopin,Seroquel,Geodon, Serzone,Wellbutrin and a few other drugs for istance I still have my handy stand-by Ativan. The best thing my husband has noticed about Lamictal is I no longer have mood swings. Sure I may get mad or frustrated when the kids paint the bathroom mirror with toothpaste but I don't blow up and I get over it really quickly. I am definately more stable. I still get the blues occasionally but I have more than just depression. I also have a dissociative disorder, Bi-polar, PTSD and OCD. The Lamictal isn't a miracle cure but it has been the best medicine I have been on so far. I have been on it 9 months which isn't very long at all but the difference between then and now is amazing.
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