Posted by confused186 on August 13, 2005, at 10:39:20 [reposted on August 13, 2005, at 10:44:35 | original URL]
Hi I'm new to dr. bob and find this site to be amazing and informative.I was wondering if anyone had any good effects from lamictal. I have been dealing with depression for 7yrs now and recently was diagnosed with being bipolar. I tried abilify and got those horrible muscle spasms and twitches after 6 days on it and had to stop taking it. Now im on lamictal my doc says i wont feel anything really till at least 150-200 milligrams yet he started me on 25 milligrams and wants to move me 25 milligrams up every 2 weeks. I feel absolutely nothing and wondering how am i supposed to hold on till i get to 200 milligrams and does this med even work? I have been known to be treatment resistant ive been on.....zoloft, prozac, wellbutrin,paxil,lexapro,celexa,remeron,klonopin(which was for sleep and no nightmares)my doc says trhose didnt help since im bipolar and dont just suffer from depression. I'm just fed up and tired and almost hopeless at this point...my m oods are out of control one minute im ok the next so angry im chewing somebody's head off and thinking all kinds of weird crazy things.Sometimes im so mean I want to stop myself but I just cant control my words and then I'll cry afterwards becuase im so sorry...the lows I cant get out of bed and I just cant go outside cant even stand the sunlight. Yet again I can be high up thinking i'm so smart and clever and shop till I drop and get such a rush. I can't manage it anymore
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