Posted by Ritch on September 30, 2002, at 22:10:41
In reply to Ritch, posted by McPac on September 30, 2002, at 16:03:33
> Do you have the anger/temper/irrit./agitation problems? I do. Lithium works excellent for me (in extremely low doses)...but I'm thinking of switching to Lamictal, partly because of the anti-dep. properties of the drug........what are your thoughts on Lamictal? (I will very likely take 12.5 mg ONCE every 2 DAYS or so (a very tiny dose).
>Hi, I found Depakote thus far to work the best for my temper problems. I was even diagnosed with "intermittent explosive disorder" for a short time by one pdoc. Thoughts about Lamictal? Haven't tried it unfortunately. It *sounds* like it would be great for bipolar depression given they are trying to get approval by the FDA for bipolar depression. But, that leaves the manic (and temperamental) side of the coin, and it hasn't faired as well as Depakote or Lithium or even Topamax from what I have *heard*. Perhaps a Lamictal+ oneofthosethree would be a good combo? If you are having *success* with a major symptom with a current med (in this case lithium), I would just *add* the Lamictal. My 2 cents.
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