Posted by sac on January 10, 2004, at 17:24:30
In reply to Re: Lamictil is NOT a mood stabilizer » sac, posted by wcfrench on January 10, 2004, at 11:36:44
I am only taking Prozac 20mgs. now. I quit Lamictal 3 days ago but am still undecided as to what I should do. I was on Lamictal in the past for about 18 months straight and while it did keep the major depressive episodes as bay, it did so by keeping me in a low grade depressive,apathetic state. The trouble is, I only really was bothered by this feeling in the evening. In the mornings, I felt OK. I was wondering whether this had to do with the way the med is metabolized. I am very frustrated. I have been on Depakote and did great for about two months until a nasty depression (side effect I believe) made me quit that. I don't know if I gave Lithium a fair chance. I only tried it for about 1 week back in August. First of all, I was scared to go on it because of the risk with toxicity and the reputation for being hard on the kidneys, thyroid, etc. Maybe this influenced my decision to quit too soon. I just remember telling my doctor that I felt more depressed on it (300mgs) he reluctantly said OK, stop it but he is not convinced that the Lithium made me feel depressed. I see him on Monday, and I am agonizing over how I am going to explain to him that I quit my medication...Again.
> What else are you taking? I'm still on Lamictal since I wrote in that post (although I don't feel as good) and I have also noticed that Lamictal without another mood stabilizer doesn't quite keep me completely stable. Tell me what else you are taking and I'll write back as soon as ya do.
> Take care,
> Charlie
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