Posted by BrittPark on September 29, 2002, at 11:09:27
In reply to Re: Opioids and Depression » BrittPark, posted by Jerrympls on September 29, 2002, at 0:37:17
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> Not to get off topic - but can I ask you why you and your doc choose Lamictal and how has it helped you (if at all)?Jerry,
My diagnosis is Major Depression Recurrent. It is currently recurring. I'm taking imipramine, remeron, cytomel, olanzapine, and xanax, vicodin. This depressive episode is not as severe as usual, but more persistent. At different times I've tried, paxil, modafinil, risperidone, and others too numerous to mention. We decided to try lamictal because various studies and lots of anecdotes have shown it to be effective for depressive symptoms in people with BP and unipolar depression. It seemed the best of the anti-convulsants to try.
The down side of lamictal is that it takes a long time to get to a therapeutic dose (100-300 mg). I've been increasing my dose by 25mg/day a little less than every two weeks. The only side-effect I'v noticed is a little queasiness when I first took it.Britt
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