Posted by BarbaraCat on October 22, 2002, at 20:43:06
In reply to Re: Remeron - adios. Lamictal hello, posted by wcfrench on October 22, 2002, at 4:48:36
I encourage you to give it a try. You could always start very slowly and see where it goes. I can well relate to multiple med hell. I'm amazed at the good it seems to be doing for me, at a very low dose (37.5mg vs the standard therapeutic 100mg dose). I love your fly story. I still eat fish but was having major problems with it until recently. Heck, I was beginning to hear the broccoli crying as they were being cut from the stock and see the lettuce's life force withering before my eyes. A girl's gotta eat, so the Lamictal came just in time.
> Barbara,
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> I am heartened by your lobster story, I know what you mean about the sympathy! I was a vegetarian until I was 21, and even now I just eat poultry and occasionally fish. One time I was in a restaurant and a couple of flies were buzzing around. I flicked the one that was on my plate and he landed nearby, disabled and unable to fly. He just moved around and couldn't fly anymore and I felt so bad. The poor guy was just trying to get some food.
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> I am interested to hear how you are doing with the Lamictal, please keep us posted. It may be something I talk to my doc about, seeing as I am slowly treading down the path of repeated attempts and alterations to help my depression. I've not yet tried MAOIs or tricyclics, and benzos didn't seem to help much, except it took the edge off a bit. Your story gives me hope, march on!
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