Posted by SLS on September 22, 2006, at 14:53:30
In reply to Re: Nortriptyline » SLS, posted by tensor on September 22, 2006, at 14:08:57
> > Fortunately, you had the latitude to experiment to find your optimum dosage. Perhaps Lamictal would stabilize you and obviate your need to continually raise your dosage.
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> Well, i haven't found my optimum dosage yet(?), i'm still climbing upwards, started with 75mg and now i'm taking 175mg, is it gonna stop?Perhaps you are a rapid-metabolizer. Yes, getting a blood-level is certainly a good idea. Let us know what it is. At 175mg, most people would be beyond the therapeutic window. So, yes, there is a ceiling, and you may have reached it.
I would not compare Lamictal to lithium. Lamictal exerts antidepressant effects that go beyond mood stabilization. Also, its mood stabilization effects are likely derived from a different mechanism of action from lithium. You just can't lump all the mood-stabilizers together as a class.
What was your response to Wellbutrin?
- Scott
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