Posted by Hattree on February 12, 2002, at 10:44:14
In reply to Re: Lamictal - is it useful for unipolar depression?, posted by Bekka H. on February 11, 2002, at 17:23:43
Yeah, I left out the Dex. I take that too.
I seem to require the Zoloft to get the desired effect (I tried to drop it for a while and got depressed--I can't be sure that was why, but I went back on the Zoloft and got better). I do take a tiny dose, though, 25 mg. Maybe an itty bitty dose of something would do the trick for you.
That said, I'm not convinced the Lamictal won't work without an AD. And I find it helps me avoid the stimulant crash.
> > I find it to be a gem for unipolar depression (along with Zoloft) and for me there are no side effects other than some itching, which went away after awhile.
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> > > Is Lamictal helpful for unipolar depression, or is it only appropriate for bipolar depression? I have unipolar depression.
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> > > About six years ago, I was given Depakote to "augment" the antidepressant I was on at the time. The Depakote made my depression much worse and it brought a lot of other problems with it (bleeding, hair loss, etc.), so I am very wary of anti-convulsants being used for depression.
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> Hello, Hattree. Thanks for your reply. Have you ever combined Lamictal with stimulants (like Dexedrine, for example?). One pdoc told me that Lamictal had to be combined with an antidepressant, not a stimulant, to be effective. I have a lot of trouble with polypharmacy (I think my liver enzymes are out of whack), so I like to take as few meds as possible at any one time. Any luck with Lamictal plus Dex. WITHOUT an antidepressant?
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