Posted by Lou Pilder on September 4, 2012, at 19:50:41
In reply to So frustrated/hypomanic, posted by sheilac on September 4, 2012, at 15:04:06
> It's been 8 days on 50mg of Lamictal.
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> My new doc took me off all meds (300mg Lithium - gone and 300mg Trileptal - gone - but Trileptal made me depressed).
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> He is tapering me off Klonopin - down to 2mg a day from 3mg.
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> When I dosed up to 50mg Lamictal I went 4 days with little sleep and I started feeling irritable and now hypomanic. Even melatonin didn't work, which is usually a fabulous sleep aid for me.
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> I called his office today because I NEED some sleep. He said over the counter melatonin is unreliable (which is odd, because I have NEVER had a problem with it) and he wouldn't RX a sleep aid. He said he would call in seroquel for sleep (which in the past has made me irritable in the morning - but I know it will knock me out.
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> I'm taking all 50mg of Lamictal in the morning to give my body somewhat of a chance to sleep. It is making me hypomanic! After about an hour of taking it I feel like I have drank a pot of coffee.
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> I took 2mg of Klonopin today just to calm down.
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> He didn't believe me. He said it makes most of his patients tired and that's why he tells them to take it at night.
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> He was very condescending and seemed irritated he had to call me (but I don't see him for another 8 days) and if I don't get sleep I will be in the hospital.
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> I am so sick of rude doctors. I miss my old doc. He is the 2nd doc who has been rude and told me that what I was feeling wasn't so.
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> And I know these guys make $200 off my insurance for each visit, so they should at least seem concerned when I say I'm not sleeping.
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> I saw my therapist today and she said there was a noticeable difference in how I have changed - for the worse - in the last month. She said I seemed more irritable and less stable.
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> I hate this. I am sticking it out with Lamictal, because it helps my depression, but maybe a little too much, almost like the SRRIs.
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> Then, he rudely told me that most people don't get stable until they read between 200mg - 400mg! Duh! So, how am I supposed to stay stable until then?!
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> I'm wondering if I shouldn't add back the Lithium or Trileptal for stability.
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> Does he honestly expect me to just fly in the wind for another 6 weeks until Lamictal gets me stable!
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> What should I do?
>sheilac,
' You wrote,[...What should I do?...].
poster:Lou Pilder
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