Posted by gardenergirl on April 6, 2007, at 15:02:26
In reply to Re: Never taken lamictal before » gardenergirl, posted by PhytoEstrogen on April 4, 2007, at 22:48:21
> I got a little booklet from my psychiatrist that had samples in it and siad take this day one, and this day two.
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> it looks like i can manage it. easier than birth control packs, even.I started with that pack, too. It sure makes it easy.
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> I have one friend on lamictal. he says he gets really irritable if he doesn't take his meds. What dose should I start feeling better on? I've been pretty depressed lately and very anxious.I'm not sure about what dose. I take it as an adjunct, and I'm someone who can't take high doses of anything. If I get to a middle level in the dose range, it's usually pretty high for me. I've had some irritability with Lamictal, but it was when raising the dose, not lowering or missing. Serious serious irritability, though. Horrible. And funny, it's worse at 125 mg than 150 mg or 100 mg. That must be the magic nasty number for me. ;)
I hope you're starting to feel better. I find that as my depression wanes, anxiety shows up more. I think it lurks underneath all the time. sigh
Namaste
gg
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