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Posted by quarterwit on September 8, 2004, at 13:41:06
Has anybody heard of high-dose Dexedrine creating "rapid cycling?" Before current MAOI, my cocktail included Dexedrine, up to 50> mg daily. Once beyond 50 (never more than 60) my judgement was severely impaired and DEX side effects created problems. So I tried to keep it at 50 or less. But even at these doses, my mind would become racy, busy and noisy. Thoughts a mile-a-minute. PDOC said rapid cycler, and put me on Lamictal. It seemed to help some but now that I'm not on DEX anymore, I suspect the Lamictal is causing my current fatigue problems -- either this or Dexedrine withdrawl? Any experiences? Maybe I should reduce/eliminate Lamictal? (I wouldn't without a doc's advice) Thanks
Posted by becksA on September 8, 2004, at 13:46:02
In reply to Stim-induced need for Lamictal?, posted by quarterwit on September 8, 2004, at 13:41:06
I'll be watching this post, my pdoc thinks we might want to try Lamictal....I've been taking 30mg of dex. spansules twice daily...60 total, for quite some time now.
Posted by theo on September 9, 2004, at 6:54:15
In reply to Stim-induced need for Lamictal?, posted by quarterwit on September 8, 2004, at 13:41:06
> Has anybody heard of high-dose Dexedrine creating "rapid cycling?" Before current MAOI, my cocktail included Dexedrine, up to 50> mg daily. Once beyond 50 (never more than 60) my judgement was severely impaired and DEX side effects created problems. So I tried to keep it at 50 or less. But even at these doses, my mind would become racy, busy and noisy. Thoughts a mile-a-minute. PDOC said rapid cycler, and put me on Lamictal. It seemed to help some but now that I'm not on DEX anymore, I suspect the Lamictal is causing my current fatigue problems -- either this or Dexedrine withdrawl? Any experiences? Maybe I should reduce/eliminate Lamictal? (I wouldn't without a doc's advice) Thanks
How much Lamictal are you taking? What did your doctor say your target dose will be?
Posted by quarterwit on September 9, 2004, at 8:59:41
In reply to Re: Stim-induced need for Lamictal? » quarterwit, posted by theo on September 9, 2004, at 6:54:15
target dose was supposed to be 200, but I stopped at 150 because of what I thought was Lamictal-related sedation; I'm still on 150; thanks
Posted by theo on September 9, 2004, at 11:02:01
In reply to Re: Stim-induced need for Lamictal?, posted by quarterwit on September 9, 2004, at 8:59:41
I was at 150mg for two weeks and had the same problem and mydoc dropped me back down to 100mg Lamictal. Now that I'm at 100mg, I don't feel any response from the med as far as antidepressant qualities as I did at 150mg, which was slight.
So, it's either put up with lethargy and some short term memory problems at 150mg and above, or try 100mg with a low dose of Prozac, which is what I'm trying.
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