Posted by Maximus on November 8, 2002, at 12:01:32
In reply to Lamictal is making me suicidal, posted by Jerrympls on November 7, 2002, at 22:58:10
> I'm only on a small dose of Lamicatal - I think I am taking 25mg twice daily. I noticed some werid irritability and "bad mood" when i started it. Then after a couple weeks I was to go up to 50mg twice daily. Well, I think Monday was when I started uping the dose - I took 50mg in the morning and went to work. At first I was really irritable. Then - for the rest of the day the psychological pain was almost to the point of unbearble. I could only think of killing myself to end the pain. I hated everything and everyone. I had to hide in the men's room at work to cry.
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Hi Jerrympls,
I'm not here to play the doctor but i just want to help. So here it goes.
I may be wrong but you sound like you're experiencing bouts of depression and mixed states.
Lamictal is activating at the begining. Thus you may have irritability, anxiety and insomnia. The trick is to increase the dose very very slowly.
Have you been diagnosed bipolar? If yes you have to be back up with a safety net, i.e., a mood stabilizer for mania. As lithium is the perfect companion of Lamictal, a non therapeutic dose of Lithium should do the work.
If you're not bipolar, you might try a low dose of SSRI with or without a small dose of clonazepam (Klonopin).
A good pdoc is always available to help. Feel free to call him/her anytime. You may need a med adjustment. A quick phone call to your drug store by your pdoc can do a whole difference.
Regards,
Max
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