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Re: not having much luck

Posted by SLS on June 17, 2013, at 17:43:37

In reply to not having much luck, posted by markwell on June 17, 2013, at 8:05:56

> It's been awhile since I've been on the site. I've tried just about
> everything you can think of. My diagnosis is bipolar 1. I'm currently taking 25 mg of clozapine and 75 mg of lamictal.

Your dosages of both drugs are too low.

You might have more luck treating bipolar 1 depression with a dosage of Lamictal at or above 200 mg/day. However, Lamictal may not help with mania. Have you tried combining lithium with higher dosages of Lamictal? Clozapine is generally given at dosages of 300 mg/day or higher.

Latuda (lurasidone) is an interesting drug for bipolar depression.


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