Posted by oceansun on October 18, 2014, at 22:01:30
In reply to how about..., posted by Christ_empowered on October 18, 2014, at 18:42:20
Do you mean you want to make your life easier by cutting down the number of meds you're taking? I wish I could do that! :). But if they are working for you, maybe you might want to stick with them, and not worry about withdrawal and titration side effects.
But I did notice a huge difference in my mood (re depression and stabilization) when I went from 100 mg Lamictal to 200 mg. And again when I went from 200 to 400 mg, though not as drastic. I have to say I love Lamictal, except of course for the cognitive side effects. I didn't have any agitation or hypomania, but I'm not bipolar, just moody.
What is Trileptal doing for you? Does Abilify nix the psychosis part? Not sure Lamictal would help with psychosis, just mood stabilization and depression. Can you use Lamictal alone for bipolar or does it have to be with another mood stabilizer? I forget.
> OK. So I take 1200/Trileptal, 30 Abilify, and 100/Lamictal. To make my life easier, do you think I could ask my doc to go to 200 lamictal and drop the trileptal? I have much more of an issue with (psychotic) depression than I do mania, although hypomanic agitation is sometimes an issue.
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