Posted by Cindylou on February 13, 2002, at 15:12:26
In reply to Re: Lamictal - is it useful for unipolar depression?, posted by Hattree on February 12, 2002, at 10:44:14
Hi Hattree,
I know we've had this conversation before, about stimulants. But Dexedrine is the ONE stimulant I haven't tried. Is there any reason for me to believe I may be able to tolerate that one better than the others?Thanks in advance! Hope you are doing well,
-cindy> Yeah, I left out the Dex. I take that too.
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> 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.
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> That said, I'm not convinced the Lamictal won't work without an AD. And I find it helps me avoid the stimulant crash.
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> > > 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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