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Posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:02:34
I started taking Lamictal, and after a week on 25 mg I had a breakdown at work. I started crying uncontrollably, beat my legs with my fists, and even starting biting the skin on my arms-drawing blood. I woke up the next day crying as well. Is this heard of?
Posted by Netch on September 29, 2007, at 20:41:17
In reply to lamictal/self harm, posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:02:34
I think you need to tell your doctor about this.
Lamictal may induce agitation and anxiety.
Many psych meds can make you feel worse in the beginning and usually when depression lifts the behavioral inhibition lifts earlier than the lift in mood.Have you had problems with self harm before you were put on lamictal?
Netch
Posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:44:03
In reply to Re: lamictal/self harm, posted by Netch on September 29, 2007, at 20:41:17
> I think you need to tell your doctor about this.
> Lamictal may induce agitation and anxiety.
> Many psych meds can make you feel worse in the beginning and usually when depression lifts the behavioral inhibition lifts earlier than the lift in mood.
>
> Have you had problems with self harm before you were put on lamictal?
>
> Netch
I did when I was a teenager, that was about 10 years ago. Is it worth continuing on with the Lamictal?
Posted by Phillipa on September 29, 2007, at 22:02:50
In reply to Re: lamictal/self harm, posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:44:03
Only your pdoc can advise you on that. No I havent heard of self-harm on lamictal have heard of anger. Phillipa
Posted by obsidian on September 29, 2007, at 22:19:14
In reply to lamictal/self harm, posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:02:34
I experienced some agitation initially when starting lamictal, now I suppose it's fine
I think when starting a med you can be in for some surprises...hope you talk to pdoc
Posted by linkadge on September 30, 2007, at 9:35:27
In reply to Re: lamictal/self harm, posted by Netch on September 29, 2007, at 20:41:17
Lamictal gave me bad akathesia. Very restless and agitated.
Linkadge
Posted by Netch on September 30, 2007, at 15:25:20
In reply to Re: lamictal/self harm, posted by linkadge on September 30, 2007, at 9:35:27
Have you given up Lamictal Link?
Netch
Posted by Maximus on October 1, 2007, at 22:15:31
In reply to lamictal/self harm, posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:02:34
> I started taking Lamictal, and after a week on >25 mg I had a breakdown at work. I started >crying uncontrollably, beat my legs with my >fists, and even starting biting the skin on my >arms-drawing blood. I woke up the next day >crying as well. Is this heard of?
Lamictal is a kind of odd med. Lamictal is not entirely a real mood stabilizer. From their own website, "http://lnk.nu/lamictal.com/g3k.html", "LAMICTAL does not take away the initial feelings of depression or mania you may be experiencing. Instead, LAMICTAL can help keep mood episodes, especially depression, from coming back."
You see, Lamictal will help you to delay the time to occurrence of mood episodes. In fact, it will help keeping you well, not getting you well.
If you're not stabilized before the treatment, Lamictal may be rough to begin with. Go slowly. Agitation, anxiety and insomnia are frequent initial side effects of LTG.
Posted by Phillipa on October 1, 2007, at 22:23:22
In reply to Re: lamictal/self harm » roxy27, posted by Maximus on October 1, 2007, at 22:15:31
Maximus is this just for bipolar? As I tried 50mg last summer and no anxiety took it I think at bedtime. Phillipa
Posted by linkadge on October 3, 2007, at 11:10:34
In reply to Re: lamictal/self harm » roxy27, posted by Maximus on October 1, 2007, at 22:15:31
Yeah, thats interesting. The studies couldn't proove that it actually reduced mania or depression only that it kept certain people stable after they had been previously stabilized (?)
Linkadge
Posted by Netch on October 4, 2007, at 4:54:35
In reply to Re: lamictal/self harm, posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:44:03
> > I think you need to tell your doctor about this.
> > Lamictal may induce agitation and anxiety.
> > Many psych meds can make you feel worse in the beginning and usually when depression lifts the behavioral inhibition lifts earlier than the lift in mood.
> >
> > Have you had problems with self harm before you were put on lamictal?
> >
> > Netch
>
>
> I did when I was a teenager, that was about 10 years ago. Is it worth continuing on with the Lamictal?
>
Roxy, I think you need to discuss that with your psych. Sometimes lamictal works best in combo with other meds/Netch
Posted by nolegirl23 on October 4, 2007, at 21:44:36
In reply to lamictal/self harm, posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:02:34
> I started taking Lamictal, and after a week on 25 mg I had a breakdown at work. I started crying uncontrollably, beat my legs with my fists, and even starting biting the skin on my arms-drawing blood. I woke up the next day crying as well. Is this heard of?
WOW, I can't believe I just read exactly what I have been wondering since being placed on lamictal. Since being on Lamictal, I have started cutting. At first when I told my pdoc, he increased my dosage from 75 mgs to 200. I was ok for a while, but recently I have began to cut again. Tonight I really did a number on my arms, and I don't know what I'm going to do.. It is so hot in south Florida so when I wear a long sleeved shirt it will be so obvious..
It just crossed my mind today about the connection between lamictal and the cutting. I haven't really researched it yet, but now that another person is experiencing the same thing, I know its not just my crazy brain.
Thanks, and take care.
~S~
Posted by Jeroen on October 6, 2007, at 6:05:12
In reply to lamictal/self harm, posted by roxy27 on September 29, 2007, at 20:02:34
it's start of psychosis
infrequent: 1:1000 people get it, I GOT IT
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