Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 694582

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LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????

Posted by rovers95 on October 13, 2006, at 20:01:25

Hi, my pdoc is startin me on lactimal next week for anxiety w/ depression which has been resistant to the SSRI's and tricyclics. we are buliding up 25 mg each week to prevent rash etc!

just want to no what experiences people have had with this drug.....and if it might give me the GABA and dopamine boost so desperately needed (i.e. increase my libido and decrease my anxiety)!!

any feedback would be gratefully received!!!

mark

 

Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences????? » rovers95

Posted by Phillipa on October 13, 2006, at 22:01:13

In reply to LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????, posted by rovers95 on October 13, 2006, at 20:01:25

Hi Mark, I tried lamictal for a boost to my antidepressant. Everything was going well til 50mg. Then for some reason I developed an uncommon side effect. It was excessive salivation. Horrible. As I was constantly spitting and I'm female. But I think it neighter increased or decreased my anxiety or depression. Although I'm been told that until l00 or l50 you don't see results. Love Phillipa

 

Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????

Posted by rovers95 on October 13, 2006, at 23:07:02

In reply to Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences????? » rovers95, posted by Phillipa on October 13, 2006, at 22:01:13

ok,suppose i wil have to watch out 4 the side effects then, especially the dreaded rash!!! thanks for your help!

mark

 

Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences????? » rovers95

Posted by Phillipa on October 13, 2006, at 23:36:24

In reply to Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????, posted by rovers95 on October 13, 2006, at 23:07:02

Don't worry about the rash. It's very uncommon. And if you go up by 25mg intervals you will be fine. I read crazymeds.org when I went on it and he tells a funny story about the rash. Love Phillipa

 

Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences????? » rovers95

Posted by Racer on October 14, 2006, at 2:25:30

In reply to LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????, posted by rovers95 on October 13, 2006, at 20:01:25

It didn't work out for me, but I did have a mood boost -- a SIGNIFICANT mood boost -- when I hit 150mg, and another at 200mg. Unfortunately, for me, those only lasted a few days. Great while it lasted, though...

Side effects I had were constipation, some lethargy, and after those few good days, increased depression. That's me, though -- and I have trouble with a lot of drugs. (I can't take most of the TCAs because of blood pressure issues, I've had weight gain over 50 pounds or more on the three drugs I've been on longest, constipation and lethargy and sedation and amotivation on nearly everything, etc. Some of the TRD is that I'm unwilling to get rid of depression, only to find that I'm too sedated by medication to function any better than while depressed...)

It's not great for anxiety, but have you tried Wellbutrin? (Which I mention largely because it's not an SSRI nor a TCA?)

 

Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????

Posted by rovers95 on October 14, 2006, at 5:07:29

In reply to Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences????? » rovers95, posted by Racer on October 14, 2006, at 2:25:30

thanks racer, i think it will take me a few weeks to get up tot he 100mg+ dose but hopefully wil c results wen i do!! to be honest i feel that i need something to bring me down and stabilize me for a bit and then i can see where i am from there in terms of depression.........disabling anxiety is my main issue at the moment!!

iv looked at wellbrutin before and it may be well worth a try in the future, unfortunately im in the UK, and as we seem to get the raw deal with everything typically wellbutrin is not available as an AD here!!

i hear wot your sayin about the side effects to SSRI's and TCAs, i have given up on them and any minimal benefits i receive from them - but hopefully this will be different!

cheers for your tips and good luck!!

mark

 

Re: LACTIMAL, my experience

Posted by psychobot5000 on October 14, 2006, at 20:36:21

In reply to Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????, posted by rovers95 on October 14, 2006, at 5:07:29

I had brilliant mood elevations after each dose-escalation (25 and 50mg), which were well worth the sleepiness the drug caused.

Unfortunately, after reaching steady doses, the drug began to be counteproductive. I went down to equilibrium, and then down farther. ...And a cognitive slowing gradually started, too. One of my most disappointing meds.

However, I've read other stories of people who've had success with it. Consensus is that the rash is very rare, and that you can get increased AD effect up to 200 or 240mg. Most people seem to write that it's pretty good on side-effects, though I've read of others who needed dose-escalation for any mood benefit, like me.

My pdoc at the time said he'd had considerable success with it at low doses. Seems worth trying. to me.

 

Re: LACTIMAL, my experience

Posted by rovers95 on October 14, 2006, at 23:06:03

In reply to Re: LACTIMAL, my experience, posted by psychobot5000 on October 14, 2006, at 20:36:21

thanks,yeah will take it cautiously and see if i can get a response at the lower doses i.e. something that will bring me "down" but also elevate my mood!! am i right in thinking when you have reached the "right" dose you know about it preety quickly??

thanks

mark

 

Re: LACTIMAL--response time » rovers95

Posted by psychobot5000 on October 15, 2006, at 21:05:35

In reply to Re: LACTIMAL, my experience, posted by rovers95 on October 14, 2006, at 23:06:03

am i right in thinking when you have reached the "right" dose you know about it pretty quickly??
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I can't answer with certainty, especially since the med didn't ultimately work out for me, but based on some experiences I remember reading (and my own), it seems -likely- that your response would be quicker--a day or two maybe?

I did see a few recent papers where they talked of 'rapid response' to lamictal. So it's to be hoped for, if not expected, I'd say.

You could try searching the dr bob archives for lamictal experiences--I found it useful when I was taking it.

P-bot

 

Re: LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????

Posted by monserrat on October 20, 2006, at 3:17:52

In reply to LACTIMAL-dopamine,gaba..any experiences?????, posted by rovers95 on October 13, 2006, at 20:01:25

I tried lamictal a couple of years ago for a short time. I also experienced an interesting mood boost for a few days, but it was very fleeting. I was never able to go much higher that 50mg per day. While I never developed the rash I did start to get very itchy. The biggest problems were the cognitive side effects: I had trouble remembering simple things, concentrating and generally felt zombified.


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