Posted by johnLA on September 1, 2014, at 15:30:04
In reply to Re: scott/sls; lamictal ?'s » johnLA, posted by SLS on September 1, 2014, at 12:38:44
again;
wow. :)
thank-you so very much for walking me thru the lamictal ?'s and the other ?'s as well.
you should really be a teacher scott. there are online teaching programs. i think you have much to offer to a larger audience.
k; to answer your last question about my doctor's reluctance to lamictal. there is none that i know of. lol i have yet to see him to even toss the idea at him. i think i may have posted it wrongly and may have come across that he would be hesitant. not the case.
i guess i should have said i will be 'curious' as to what he thinks of lamictal for me.
last questions and i'll leave you alone for today. ;)
1. i am super med sensitive. i really like the idea of titrating up slowly on lamictal. thanks for telling me that the cognitive issues are usually dose related. i mean i was on 5mg of prozac and i felt wired/confused/anxious/headaches/etc. i am curious if there is 'low dose' response to lamictal?
glad you mentioned it being energizing and anti depressive. this would be absolutely 2 core symptoms of relief for me. also, being anhedonic. you make me hopeful, if i decide on this route.
2. you write that it is more robust when added with another antidepressant, ap, or anticonvulsant.
any chance it could work alone? or, play well with my 2mg of klonopin? klonopin and coffee are about the two best drugs i have tried in the last 4 years. seriously.
the deep tms doc seems to be pretty optimistic about using lamictal alone. i may be wrong on that, since we have not spoken too much about it. still, she seems keen on it for some reason for me.
she has mentioned several times that i lived most of my life w/out medication. she is not ruling-out that deep tms, plus booster/maintenance can get me better. she just mentioned lamictal as a possibility once i reach 'remission.' i'd still very much would like to go med free. i guess time will tell. i still have many more deep tms treatments to go.
thanks again scott. i don't know what else to share with you in regards to my gratefulness.
hmmm...have you thought of creating your own website? no disrespect to dr bob, but i think, again, you have a gift that could help many people. and, you could earn some income from it too. i don't mean that as a pushy thing, but you deserve to be compensated i feel more than just a 'thank-you' in cyber-space.
god bless you scott.
john
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