Posted by SLS on July 13, 2000, at 21:28:02
In reply to Re: Lamictal and Neurontin in combination, posted by Opolonio on July 12, 2000, at 17:03:05
Hi Opolonio.
I hope the dosage increase of Lamictal does the trick. I have twice tried to reduce my dosage from 300mg to 200mg. Both times, I began to deteriorate. I recovered the improvement immediately upon returning to 300mg each time.
Given the descriptions of how people respond to the European drug adrafinil, and its lack of sympathomimetic (amphetamine, Ritalin) properties, I think it would be a worthwhile treatment to consider. I wish that I could recommend Provigil, which is available in the U.S., but I have not yet experienced an adequate improvement to do so. I have been on it for only four days, however. If I am not satisfied with my response to it, I will probably try adrafinil next to compare their effects on me. From there, I will consider adding Parnate to whichever one has produced the most improvement. Adrafinil really does sound like an interesting choice for you. There are quite a few weeks worth of threads devoted to this drug. I'm sure you've read them.
The article I referred to was contained in a publication called the Bipolar Network News. It is available as a PDF Adobe Acrobat file. If you can find it in another format, please let me know.
http://www.bipolarnetwork.org/new_site/BNN/
BNN Vol. 6., Iss. 1
- Scott
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