Posted by Cecilia on November 20, 2001, at 3:31:27
In reply to Re: Lamictal absolutely never has a worsening effect? » Cecilia, posted by JohnX2 on November 19, 2001, at 13:17:42
>
> Every medication lists what it is treating as
> a side effect. There is a simple explanation for
> this, if the medicine doesn't work, then the
> person is still depressed. Doesn't mean the
> medicine caused the depression. Does the PDR
> list the depression rate caused by lamictal to
> be substantially higher than that for a placebo?
>
> -john
I don`t think Lamictal has been FDA approved for depression, all the studies have been on it`s use for seizure disorders. I don`t think the odds of it worsening depression are high, just pointing out that it`s possible. Some people here have posted very positive results with it, so I`ve been thinking about giving it a try. (Though probably not til after New Year`s, the holidays are horrible enough for me without battling side efects from yet another drug trial.)
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