Posted by alexs on August 23, 2002, at 17:31:39
In reply to Bipolar and need help with so many meds, please, posted by Mandy on August 22, 2002, at 17:08:26
My advice would be to drop the neurotin and triptal. I have been on 40 mg prozac for past four years,recently diagnosed bipolar and started on lamictal. As I SLOWLY raised the lamictal dose I would lose 10 mg prozac every few weeks. I am now on 10 mg of prozac and 100 mg lamictal.I feel much better now than on 40 mg prozac. I am not cycling, was rapid cycling, and I am not depressed. The lamictal does indeed have a antidepressant effect and you should be able to replace the two other drugs with it, and since the prozac is not helping I would reduce the dose as you increase the lamictal dose.
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