Posted by sac on May 2, 2004, at 21:40:07
In reply to lamictal side effects, posted by Rachel Terese on May 1, 2004, at 20:12:41
Hi - I am currently on Lamictal 150 mgs. I started slowly with 25 mgs and increased by 25 mgs. I felt worse before I felt better. When I was around 75 mgs. I was feeling pretty depressed and was ready to throw in the towel. My Pdoc encouraged me to give it more time. Slowly, as I increased to 100 is where I started feeling better. 150 seems to be the number for me. 200mg. makes me agitated and less than 150 mgs. will not stop cycling. I would not say that Lamictal has been perfect for me but it's the one mood stabilizer that I have been able to be on the longest. I found that I did feel more depressed in the beginning of treatment and better as I got used to the medication.
> Hi- I have been taking lamictal for three weeks for bipolar and am up to 75mg/day. I start 100mg two days from now. I am severly depressed... more so than I have ever been in my life. I can't stop crying and don't want to do anything. I'm completely listless with no motivation. Does this go away? Does anyone have any advice? I also take 1mg Klonopin morning and 1 at night for sleep. I've also noticed as I increase my dosage my insomnia gets worse and worse. Need advice please!!!
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