Posted by tensor on March 31, 2013, at 11:38:10
In reply to Re: My attempt to discontinue Lamictal = relapse., posted by SLS on March 30, 2013, at 21:22:02
> Hi all.
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> > I'm titrating Lamictal all over again. I am remaining flexible in order to establish the lowest effective dosage, even if that means increasing the dosage above 200 mg/day. Let's see where I end up. So far, my memory and cognition remain intact. Ataxia has not emerged.
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> > The combination of depression and drug effects can be confusing and sometimes fool me. It is quite possible that my complaints regarding memory and cognitive impairments were actually the depression and not the Lamictal. One thing interesting about Lamictal is that one can experience a brief improvement in depression upon dosage reduction. I think that this is exactly what happened to me when I reported feeling better as I rapidly tapered the dose. If so, then I might be better off taking 300 mg/day than 200 mg/day.
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> So far, so good. I have been taking Lamictal 300 mg/day for 5 days, and cognitive side effects have not emerged. I have been feeling significantly better over the last 3 days. It is hard for me not to be optimistic, but my brain is notorious for resisting the therapeutic response to treatment. I usually relapse after 3 days of improvement. Obviously, I am still within that 3-day window. I could relapse tomorrow.
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> The next few days will be critical.
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> - ScottGood news. How fast did you titrate? I'm thinking of restarting Lamictal after a few months hiatus. Wondering if I could go a little faster this time.
/tensor
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