Posted by Joe Bloe on March 2, 2007, at 13:53:13
In reply to Re: to Lamictal or not to Lamictal » kevinj909, posted by TheMeanReds on March 2, 2007, at 13:23:08
After 2 weeks on Lamictal, I would say to give it a try. It has seriously reduced depression and situational phobia, even as I've dropped Prozac from 20 to 10 mgs (although it might take 4-6 weeks to begin to notice the effects of dropping this because of its long half-life)
My advice, especially if you are med sensitive, would be to start with 12.5 mgs before bed, (for me, its fatigue inducing in a way similar to Benadryl). I've noticed a big improvement in side effects. Day by day, the side effects continue to wain.
I went back up to 25 mgs on day 14 so let's see what happens.
I would eventually like to take Lamictal as monotherapy for depression: a daily dose of 25 or 50 mgs, and to drop the Prozac. With the Lamictal, I'm also taking Prozac 10 mgs, Adderall XR 20mgs and omega 3s.
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