Posted by girl1969 on February 11, 2004, at 16:37:28
In reply to lamictal- need info, posted by ann72 on February 11, 2004, at 8:06:07
Hi Ann,
I am on 400 mg of Lamictal. I hadn't mentioned this to anyone (not even my pdoc), but when I first reached this level, I was incredibly irritable and felt very mean-spirited. I avoided some of my friends because I was afraid that I'd say something cruel or hurtful.
I very much wanted Lamictal to work for me, so I didn't complain about it. Fortunately, it went away and now I'm back to my old kind self. In fact, I feel better than ever.
I hope that you can ride this out. I think part of the problem is that you have to increase your dose so slowly - it takes a while to get to a therapeutic level.
What dose are you on now and what dose is your "goal?"
Hang in there,
Girl
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