Posted by AnneL on January 20, 2004, at 9:54:27
In reply to Re: Anxiety and Lamactil + Rumination, posted by Tony P on January 20, 2004, at 6:29:34
Anne here. . .
I am new to Lamictal and am currently at 150 mg.
along with Effexor and Klonopin. The plan is to titrate up to 200 to 300 mg. depending on response. When I initially started Lam at 25 mg. I felt anxious and that went away within a few days. Each subsequent dose increase brings its own unique sensations, the worst was jumping from 100 mg. to 200 mg. The agitation was continuous at this dose and I was miserable 24/7. The anxiety stopped immediately once I reduced the dose to 150 mg. I, too, am experiencing some early morning insomnia and ruminating thoughts. In the past, 1 mg. of Klonopin kept me sleeping throughout the night. I would guess that the culprit is the Lam. I'll address this with my Pdoc. Perhaps a little extra Klon at night will
help me sleep through the night again. Keep us posted as to how you are doing and if you find anything that helps with your sleep! Best, Anne!
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