Posted by Wallabee on July 8, 2000, at 22:50:35
In reply to Re: And how was the lamictal alone scott » Wallabee, posted by SLS on July 8, 2000, at 10:24:00
Thanks very much for the info Scott. I think that I will keep my lamictal dose low (I thought that by increasing it I might better stabilize my mood, but I think that this is as good as I will get, and really, it's very good). If manic tendencies like persistent sleeplessness or alertness show, I will add lithium again.
(this is long, by the way, sorry, so I should answer your question . . .
So, tremors on lithium at .4 meq/l, almost none really, in fact even at higher doses, they were barely noticeable. Perhaps, having spent a year dealing with the horrors of high doses of stelazine, lithium's tremors seemed quite bearable.
The joy of lamictal is that it has left me feeling very much myself, while so far (6 months) providing a stability of mood that was lacking on any of my Lithium / antidepressant combos. In that respect, my dreams on lamictal don't really seem vivid compared to those on the other antidepressants I have taken. What was peculiar about my feelings of the other night (dreams is inappropriate, really, because it happened right as I was falling to sleep) was the acute anxiety which is atypical for me.
thanks again!
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