Posted by fuchsia on June 17, 2006, at 7:54:38
In reply to Re: Can mood stabiliser lessen akathisia side effe, posted by Karen44 on June 16, 2006, at 23:49:32
> > Karen, the Lamictal is the one thing I've had that hasn't caused me any side effects. I did get the headaches during the start up period but after that it was fine. I have been on it for nearly a year now and it has really helped.
> >
> > Did you find the dietary restrictions bad with the Parnate? I was wondering about a MAO but like you I get put off by the thought of side effects,
> >
> >> > I am really afraid to try Lamictal. My doctor brought it up today. We agreed that I would go down to 20 mg. per day on the Parnate. I started at 40 and went down to 30 and now 20 mg. He wants a back up plan if I start to get depressed again. Right now I don't feel that depressed. I am afraid of Lamictal because of all the problems I have had with other medications--adverse reactions and allergic reactions. Do you know of anyone who had a bad reaction to Lamictal?
>I don't know anyone personally taking Lamictal but people here have posted about various side effects that they were having that were from the Lamictal (or that they felt were from the Lamictal).
I was just surprised that I didn't get side effects (I had got them from everything else). I had an extremely slow start up; I began at 2.5 mgs.
My situation was extremely bad; I wasn't able to work for a number of years. Thus it was worth it to me to take the risk.
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