Posted by tony p on March 29, 2016, at 22:43:18
In reply to Still depressed on lamotrigine, posted by Fiftylager1 on March 9, 2016, at 10:00:25
I've struggled with this too, many A/Ds are too strong for me, but my depression is severe enough to need medication.
I found lamotrigine to be only middling-effective as an antidepressant. Also, clonazepam is a depressant - I only realized how much it was making me worse when I got off it. Do I need to say, don't stop taking it suddenly; I'm still tapering on diazepam - down to 12 mg a day, stepping down 10% every 4 weeks.
Lexapro (Cipralex, escitalopram) is my current main AD; I find it VERY low on side effects -- compared to Effexor, it's a pussycat, but still effective! It may also help with anxiety. Recently my pdoc added a low dose of Wellbutrin - I'm still experimenting to find the ideal dose, as I'm very sensitive to stimulants. One quarter of a 150 mg Wellbutrin XL is enough to get me active and feeling good.
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