Posted by theo on March 31, 2005, at 19:57:51
In reply to Re: switch to trileptal from lamictal? » theo, posted by tendency on March 31, 2005, at 17:47:30
> > I just stopped Lamictal after 8 months because it made me irritable and anxious, especially when you make a dose increase which is common because it poops out just when you start feeling good, at least that was my unfortunate experience.
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> what ive been noticing too is that my irritability and anxiousness seem to have worsened and am tapering lamictal to see if that's the culprit.
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> have you changed to a different mood stabilizer theo? if so, how is it working for you?
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>No, I took a break from meds to see what's really bothering me versus side effects from meds. It's been about 6 weeks so far and I feel like I need to start something for mild moodiness and constant low grade depression. I go to my doc in the morning, don't know which direction to go so I'll see what he says.
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