Posted by Ritch on July 29, 2002, at 22:52:11
In reply to Lamictal and Neurontin Strange effects, posted by Peter S. on July 29, 2002, at 20:31:45
> Help!
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> OK here's the regimen:
> 600 mg Lamictal/day
> 900 mg Neurontin/day
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> I have had experiences of "dissociation" where I seem to have disconnected from my body- like my brain is somewhere else. Kind of feeling spacy but not really- it makes it very difficult to drive because it takes a great deal of concentration to keep the reflexes going. Before, during, and after these episodes my mood is extremely good- I don't know if it's hypomanic or just "good"- I have yet to distinguish these two. Within the next day or two I crash and burn and go back to my mild to moderate depressed state.
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> Anybody ever experienced this? Is this kind of dissociation associated with hypomanic episodes. Lamictal has been the best thing for me- it has really helped, but now that I've increased my dose as it has petered out, I'm getting these experiences.
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> Any help would be most appreciated!
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> PeterHi Peter,
I got that with higher doses of Neurontin and Gabitril. It felt like my arms and hands were connected to someone else (very odd). Have you been OK on the 900mg/day of Neurontin for quite some time before you bumped the Lamictal dose? Six hundred mg of Lamictal is actually quite high. You may have to reduce your Lamictal dose.
Mitch
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