Posted by theo on May 23, 2005, at 23:00:14
In reply to Depression-Bipolar II, posted by Trish44 on May 21, 2005, at 11:47:51
> After battling depression/anxiety for years and trying every antidepressant out there (SSRI's, Wellbutrin, etc.) and feeling tired and agitated on them, (at the same time)and suffering side effects from them I would try to go off them and get hypomanic and then drop into depression again. I finally went to a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with Bipolar II. He started me on Lamictal and am now taking 100-150 mg at night. It has really helped me with the anxiety and social phobia but I still feel depressed. I don't know if this is due to the extreme fatigue I feel that hits me around 7:00 PM and sleeping so much. Has anyone else suffered fatigue and memory problems with this med?
Yes, I was let down with Lamictal because the side effects worsened after time rather than initially, even after 2 months at 150mg. I would have a hard time remembering what I did 5 minutes ago and when my daily dose would wear off, I would get this warm feeling in my brain, really weird. Talk about chasing a good feeling, Lamictal is a tease. I would feel good at a dose for about 1 1/2 weeks, then it would poop out. I finally stopped it.
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