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Re: Starting Lamictal Soon Thanks to this Thread » Peter S.

Posted by Cece on May 30, 2002, at 2:15:12

In reply to Re: Starting Lamictal Soon Thanks to this Thread, posted by Peter S. on May 29, 2002, at 20:13:16

Peter-

My pdoc sez that a number of his patients have found that Lamictal didn't really kick in for them until they hit around 600mg/day, and that some took more. These are still way below the dosages used for epileptics. 300 seems good for me now, but I would certainly continue on up if there were a reason. It has stabilized me beyond anything I've tried previously.

I take Neurontin too, and find it to be a good balancer to the Lamictal. I find it calming, but not dopey. When I first started taking it (before the Lamictal), it gave me a new sense of well-being. I take 300mg/3xday- it seems to be more effective in divided doses. I also use an additional 100-200mg/day if I start to get frantic or hyper and it recenters me. I used to use small doses of xanax or zyprexa this way, but like the Neurontin better.


I also take a small (250mg/day) amount of Depakote. It has a certain effect on me that none of the others do, but just a small dose gives me what I need. The effect is hard to describe, the best that I can do is to say that I feel like it takes some 'extra electrical charge' off of me, and makes me more comfortable in my own skin.

Cece


> Hi,
>
> Just to add my 2c: I've also had good experience with LAM- but I crashed and burned last weekend and have increased the dose up to 350mg. Anyone else reached this high of a dose? Anyone tried augmentation strategies like Neurontin?
>
> Thanks!


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