Posted by Peter S. on September 3, 2002, at 18:27:02
In reply to Re: Medication experiences for hypomania/bi-polar II » audrey, posted by BarbaraCat on September 3, 2002, at 13:08:06
I've been taking Lamictal and Neurontin together for a while. When I first started taking Lamictal, the effect was almost immediate. I felt better more consistantly than I've ever felt. I noticed a drop after a week so I increased the dosage. I am finally up to 600mg and 900-1200 mg of Neurontin. I have'nt yet figured out these meds. I seem to crash for a couple of days and then it works. I take 400 mg of Lamictal in the a.m. plus 300 mg of Neurontin. I notice the effect in about an hour. It is an energized, wired feeling- not exactly anti-depressant but speedy. I actually find it a little unpleasant, but it is definitely an improvement over straight depression. I've experimented with Carbamazipine but this doesn't seem to help with the cycles. Someone said depakote is useful- maybe I'll try it.
Anyway this combination is the best thing I've found. It doesn't work consistantly, but at least it works. There are no side effects at all which is great.
Peter
> Your 'gory details' would be welcomed here. Sometimes its very therapeutic to know that I'm not the only one squirming and that we're all kind of in this together.
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