Posted by SLS on July 12, 2006, at 6:32:34
In reply to Re: Lamictal and thinking » SLS, posted by fuchsia on July 12, 2006, at 5:56:14
> Hi Scott
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> Thanks very much for that. I feel sort of better about my position now.
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> Can I just ask you, does the Lamictal cause the dreaming patterns to become more like the normal healthy situation or does it cause a different pattern to form?When I took a look at the sleep studies published on Medline, the results were inconsistent. I was given the impression that Lamictal extended the time of each REM period, but reduced the total number of REM periods entered. With depression, the first REM period occurs earlier, and each REM period is extended, but the number of REM periods remain about the same.
- Scott
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