Posted by rod on April 10, 2004, at 6:52:29
In reply to Re: lamictal come down !, posted by SLS on April 9, 2004, at 6:42:42
> > i am taking lamictal (200mg). havent figured out how to take it w/o having an uncomfortable come down period. seems to last 2-3 hours and then i go down hill. tried taking all 200mg in evening and following day started off ok but after 2:00pm started going down hill fast. seems to help w/ mood swings but dont know if i can continue b/c come down periods. any experience welcome!
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> If I recall, the half-life of Lamictal is 11 hours. Most people take it as divided dosages twice a day. Until recently I had been taking 100mg three times a day for a total of 300mg. I guess the next step is to consider increasing your dosage and trying a twice a day or three times a day schedule. It might not help, but it might be worth a try.
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Hmm, thats interesting. The monograph I was looking at said its half life is 30 hours and decreases for 20% after chronic administration. But I also could read somewhere else it varies from 10-40 hours. Thats quite interesting, because I also expereince a fade in the afternoon, but which is not necessarily the Lamictal, because I also take a load of other things at the morning.
Maybe I also should divide my dosage alsoRoland
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