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Re: Lithium or lamictal in unipolar depression? » fido

Posted by baseball55 on March 4, 2015, at 19:05:35

In reply to Re: Lithium or lamictal in unipolar depression?, posted by fido on March 3, 2015, at 21:08:25

I used lamictal without an AD, but my depression at the time was under control. I just had severe mood swings and constant problems with suicidal ideation. I don't know how lamictal by itself works for depression. Though, from what you wrote, it seems that your issue is mood fluctuations more than conventional depression. Lamictal is good for stabilizing moods.

As far as dose - lamictal is always titrated slowly and you should not ramp up the dose on your own. This is because lamictal, very rarely, can cause a life-threatening skin condition called Stephens-Johnson syndrome. So you would ramp up to the therapeutic dose - usually 200mg - over 2-3 weeks.


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