Posted by colin wallace on February 13, 2003, at 4:31:07
In reply to Re: Lamictal Update » colin wallace, posted by Ron Hill on February 13, 2003, at 0:38:16
> Hi Colin,
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> Happy to hear about the new job. Best Wishes!
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> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember my friend Colin shouting from the roof tops that he would never touch another SSRI. What's up with adding Prozac to your Lamictal?
Hey there Ron ol' buddy,You are right;when in the throes of Zoloft madness, I did swear I'd never, ever go near an SSRI again!And Lamictal has been(unavoidable cliche)well, nothing short of miraculous.
Trouble is I've hit 200mg, and although I could probably getaway with doubling this, my best guess is that it will need augmenting at some point-it does have a tendancy to fade for a lot of people.
I'm having a rough time, as always,this winter, and want to build up some solid resilience before next year.The Prozac thing came about one day when the weather had been really foul(gales etc) for weeks, and even Lamictal couldn't fend off the crash(although it greatly reduced it).I had a few brand Prozac in a drawer,and no Lamictal left, and I recklessly threw one down my neck.I always liked the 'feel' of Prozac, but it would, of course, destabilize me badly-nothing like Zoloft though.Anyway,with Lamictal firmly in place, I seemed to get all the *good* feeling from Prozac, without the instant agitation, erratic swings etc.
And as someone else mentioned, Lamictal gives you much more latitude to experiment with AD's due to the underlying stability it provides.
I was planning on adding the TCA Lofepramine anyway, but I'll carefully test out the Lamictal/Prozac combo. first.Any sign of anger/instability, and in the bin it goes!
I have, by the way, reduced the dose to a sprinkle, as this seems sensible.
I can (and may well yet) easily switch to a low dose TCA at any time.
Glad you're getting results from this new NADH venture- if we hadn't bankrupted ourselves with Sam-e, I might have considered joining you!!Keep us posted Ron,
and stay well.Col.
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