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Re: Lamictal success stories for Ritch » Ritch

Posted by colin wallace on June 3, 2003, at 15:04:25

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> Colin, I'm glad that you're doing well! I noticed that you *decreased* the dosage of the Lamictal from 400mg down to 250mg. Was it because you found that 250mg was plenty enough and that more didn't seem to make much difference? Just wondering... I've read some of your other posts about irritability.. did the Prozac wind up helping with the irritability or did it resolve on its own by being on the Lamictal? thanks in advance for any resonses, thinking about trying this sometime soon... maybe start getting ramped up on it in time for wintertime! ##


Emperor Mitch!

My experience with Lamictal was that, initially, I was determined to go it alone with monotherapy,and I suppose that makes my responses to the med. 'untainted'at least.
200mg seemed to be the magic threshold for me, and it gave superb results- depression all but vanished,no traces of anxiety or irritability, functioning improved(I couldn't even put a tent up pre-lamictal, I recall;it was beyond me).
Yes, the effect waned after a while(sudden breakthrough irritability/swings/depression), but was quickly recaptured by whacking up another 50mg.I remember planning in advance for a 300mg cut-off point, whereby if the effect faded,I'd throw in reinforcements of some type-wasn't at all sure what to try.
With me, when the effect faded, my world just cracked into pieces, and any rainy/overcast weather would hammer me, and keep me groaning in bed.
Anyway, I hung in there until 400mg, and realised that the pattern was set, and that when 400mg faded too, the effect I was left with was *just the same* as at 200mg.Inadequate by itself.
I'd long suspected that my anger/irritability issues were due at least in part to low seratonin levels(ssri's had helped, but also made me giddy, high 'socially inappropriate'and/or angry).Not ideal, but neither was anything else.
One day, during filthy grey weather, I just took a whole 20mg Prozac(desperation) whilst waiting for a psych. appointment to ask for some lith. and a TCA, as per my contingency plan.
To my amazement, I got a mild but noticable uplift in mood,and none of the unwanted effects.I did this for a few weeks, just to get me through short-term, but by then I'd noticed I was having fewer anger swings.
As it happened, my psych. went sick,and my appointment was postponed for 3 months, so I thought what the hell, let's give it a shot in the meantime.
That was 9 weeks ago, taking 250mg Lamictal,and 20mg Prozac on alternate days.In short, I began to feel much better overall, the weather bothered me less, and I began to feel much more sociable and definitely, far less angry, bitter mood swings.
It felt like a healthy med. synergy;the Prozac bolstered the Lamictal, the Lamictal 'tempered' the Prozac, and the Lamictal effect seemed recaptured.
I still have some distance to go, and other contingency plans to tinker around with if necessary(I've cautiously added some NADH to head off any possible ssri anerga), but so far, so good.
I hope you do give it a shot, because if I remember rightly, you're taking a low dose AD already??Whatever happens, I'm sure it will bring you up another level at least, and help smoothe out those swings.
As for next winter, I'm looking forward to that like I'd look forward to stapling my %%%%% to the ceiling on Christmas day.
Let us know how ya get on mate.

Col.



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Emperor Mitch!

My experience with Lamictal was that, initially, I was determined to go it alone with monotherapy,and I suppose that makes my responses to the med. 'untainted'at least.
200mg seemed to be the magic threshold for me, and it gave superb results- depression all but vanished,no traces of anxiety or irritability, functioning improved(I couldn't even put a tent up pre-lamictal, I recall;it was beyond me).
Yes, the effect waned after a while(sudden breakthrough irritability/swings/depression), but was quickly recaptured by whacking up another 50mg.I remember planning in advance for a 300mg cut-off point, whereby if the effect faded,I'd throw in reinforcements of some type-wasn't at all sure what to try.
With me, when the effect faded, my world just cracked into pieces, and any rainy/overcast weather would hammer me, and keep me groaning in bed.
Anyway, I hung in there until 400mg, and realised that the pattern was set, and that when 400mg faded too, the effect I was left with was *just the same* as at 200mg.Inadequate by itself.
I'd long suspected that my anger/irritability issues were due at least in part to low seratonin levels(ssri's had helped, but also made me giddy, high 'socially inappropriate'and/or angry).Not ideal, but neither was anything else.
One day, during filthy grey weather, I just took a whole 20mg Prozac(desperation) whilst waiting for a psych. appointment to ask for some lith. and a TCA, as per my contingency plan.
To my amazement, I got a mild but noticable uplift in mood,and none of the unwanted effects.I did this for a few weeks, just to get me through short-term, but by then I'd noticed I was having fewer anger swings.
As it happened, my psych. went sick,and my appointment was postponed for 3 months, so I thought what the hell, let's give it a shot in the meantime.
That was 9 weeks ago, taking 250mg Lamictal,and 20mg Prozac on alternate days.In short, I began to feel much better overall, the weather bothgered me less, and I began to feel much more sociable and definitely, far less angry, bitter mood swings.
It felt like a healthy med. synergy;the Prozac bolstered the Lamictal, the Lamictal 'tempered' the Prozac, and the Lamictal effect seemed recaptured.
I still have some distance to go, and other contingency plans to tinker around with if necessary(I've cautiously added some NADH to head off any possible ssri anerga), but so far, so good.
I hope you do give it a shot, because if I remember rightly, you're taking a low dose AD already??Whatever happens, I'm sure it will bring you up another level at least, and help smoothe out those swings.
As for next winter, I'm looking forward to that like I'd look forward to stapling my %%%%% to the ceiling on Christmas day.
Let us know how ya get on mate.

Col.
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