Posted by luckydog on February 13, 2004, at 20:23:24
Hello all,
I am a rapid cycling mixed states bipolar who jumped off the ongoing meds wagon a few years ago and settled on Lithium (300mg) and Lamictal (25mg)because mostly I couldn't tell the diff. between the disease state and all the meds that I tried (with a very competent psych). I know those are very low dosages but I am extremely sensitive. I just went to my family doctor and he suggested Topomax, mainly because of good results with cycling bipolar AND because I have gained so much weight from all the meds I've tried, even the low amounts of those two. He thinks I should REPLACE the Lamictal with the Topomax. I am SCARED STIFF to upset the apple cart so to speak. Better to walk a tight rope even if it is not getting real desirable results than to fall off trying again, I know a lot of you can identify. Have any of you replaced Lamictal with Topomax? Any word of encouragement??
Luckydog
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