Posted by theo on January 8, 2005, at 8:22:30
In reply to Lamictal causing more extreme feelings?, posted by WhatsInAName on January 8, 2005, at 1:37:46
I'm finally dropping my dose of Lamictal down to 25mg twice daily. This med is a miracle for some and I honestly stayed with it so long because I wanted it to work.
It did the same thing for me with emotions, to the point of feeling so bottled up and alone I got depressed. At first, it worked great. I went to a couple of job interviews and felt like taking on the world. It completely pooped out and now I just feel stupid and drugged (sluggish on it).
Also, whenever I go up in dose, I get flu like symptoms and me eyes feel dry and get bloodshoot. This med for me is not very friendly as far as adjusting the dose.
The best advice I can give about Lamictal is that if you feel good at a low dose, STICK WITH IT! My doc wanted to titrate to 150-200mg without stopping along the way and I wish I would have. I was feeling really good all the way up to 100mg, then went 125mg and had stomach upset (nausea) and felt like my brain was running in slow motion. When I dropped back down, the same results were not present.
I hear it's a great med, but for me, mood stablizers (except Keppra) in general seem to make me feel sickly and worn out with tunnel vision and lack of creativity and emotion.
poster:theo
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