Posted by SLS on November 15, 2011, at 8:14:54
In reply to Re: Other options besides AAP for depression? » psychobot5000, posted by ed_uk2010 on November 15, 2011, at 7:32:36
> >Though there may be a role for it, particularly in rapidly cycling bipolar disorder, lamotrigine has failed to show any positive results on its primary endpoint in seven major studies (!), and shown a semi-positive result only once, and then only on a secondary endpoint (the CGI).
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> That's the thing about Lamictal, I'm never quite sure what it's supposed to be good for.Lamotrigine might be more of a potentiator of psychotropic drugs than it is a monotherapeutic agent. There is no question in my mind that it can produce robust antidepressant effects. Unfortunately, these improvements last only briefly; with the drug sometimes yielding a partial response thereafter.
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