Posted by delna on November 15, 2009, at 15:10:37
In reply to Re: Dangerously close to the end of the road. Help » delna, posted by SLS on November 15, 2009, at 13:22:00
> You are taking a good dosage of Lamictal (lamotrigine) to combine with Wellbutrin (bupropion). My doctor uses it every now and then and seems to like it. Wellbutrin can sometimes make anxiety worse, but you would know rather quickly whether or not you react that way. It is unlikely to make you sleepy.
I haven't taken the Wellbutrin for a while now. Not since I stopped the Parnate anyway. I have no idea where this insane anxiety has suddenly come from (although anxiety is one of problems). Maybe it's simply because I have not been properly medicated for months now and have recently even withdrawn my lexapro (for the Parnate). I've just been taking my mood stabilizer and drugs I use purely for stimulation. Wellbutrin being one of them.
A couple of people had mentioned (or maybe it was only Phidippus) that my dose of Lamictal (or infact Lamictal at all) could be contributing to my depression. Do you think a slightly lower dose would allow the effexor to be more 'activating' ie (give me a mild high)? Would that be a bad thing?
Obviously I would never attempt doing that myself and definitely not in this state of complete anxiety but as a treatment option in the long term. Effexor with lower dose Lamictal + the add ons to combat sleepiness and allow me to be fully functional?
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> What tricyclic antidepressants are available to you? I believe Prothiadin (dothiepin; dosulepin) is. It might be worth a try as it also helps with anxiety along with depression.Scott, I am so intolerant to sedation. Problem is I don't seem to get used to it as my body doesn't adapt to it. I have tried both imipramine and recently nortryptyline and nearly died- I mean i couldn't move or get out of bed.
Is one more likely to develop tolerance to TCA sedation than other drugs like SSRIs and APs? All the TCA's are available here, incidentally and are actually used as first line treatment.
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>Thanks Scott,
Your input is always so very welcome.
Thanks a million
D
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