Posted by inertia on August 2, 2002, at 10:54:13
In reply to Re: Lamictal, honey moon is over!, posted by cybercafe on August 2, 2002, at 2:53:42
> > It does wonders, I just take it as needed, 800mg/day, in the morning. But if I try it every day, after a week or two I'm just as anxious as usual until I give it a vacation. Wish that wasn't the case, because it's no science to how to dose it properly. One day, 800mg is super, maybe too much. Another two weeks worth of 800mg, and suddenly no feeling at all from it- and I don't know how many more hundreds to add, and when it'll take effect-- which ranges from 1-3 hrs.
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> hmmm.. i actually went up to 2700 mg ....
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> .. i tell my doc it's a tardive placebo effect ...
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I have Lamictal poop-out too. When you give it a vacation, how long do you wait until you start it again? You went up to 2700 mg? I think that's probably a world record! Did your pdoc know? At that level (2700 mg), did you have any side effects? The poop-out is very frustrating, but it's good to know that it works again if you give it a break? Does it still work as well as the first time you used it?
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