Posted by SLS on April 2, 2006, at 7:11:12
In reply to Re: Lamictal causing depression?, posted by sigolene on April 2, 2006, at 0:12:46
> I experienced a good effect on Lamictal 25mg for 3 months, then depression again. But my pdoc said I have to increase Lamictal up to 200mg (what I did slowly) and he said that it can take until 6 months to 1 year sometimes to be effective ! We'll see.
That doesn't sound right to me if one is treating unipolar depression or bipolar depression in the absence of rapid cycling. It can, however, take 6 months or more if one is attempting to treat rapid-cycling.
If you are not rapid-cycling, I would suggest that you continue to work with other treatments with or without Lamictal. You might want to add Wellbutrin at this point.
- Scott
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