Re: Lamictal Colin » polarbear206

Posted by colin wallace on January 10, 2003, at 13:17:23

In reply to Re: Lamictal Colin, posted by polarbear206 on January 9, 2003, at 10:45:13

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> Hi col.
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> My pdoc told be that some bipolar's do well on low doses of tricyclics. I also read some info on this on Dr. Ivan's site Depression Central. I think you should give it a try if you need to add an AD. Sart out real low at 10mg. You might want one that is more sedating then the other's. Imipramine has moderate sedation. The reason I do so well with imipramine is that I feel more like myself on this class of AD. My emotions are not blunted. So glad your still hanging in there with lamictal. It's been wonderful for me. Stable at 200mg. I'm looking forward to my next pdoc appt. to share the good news. Please keep me posted. I hope sunny days are ahead for you!
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Hi Laura,
Thanks for the slant on TCA's and Lamictal.I wouldn't mind trying Imipramine, but my GP pulls a grimace at the mention of it.I take Amitriptyline now at night for sleep (a tiny 10mg)but didn't like it at all at a 50mg dose as I recall.Can't get Desipramine in the UK, so I'll probably go with Lofepramine(if/when the time comes when I need it).
I presented myself at my GP's office recently, a new man, after taking Lamictal (unauthorized)for four months.I bypassed both him and my YDNP (yawning disinterested (nhs) psychiatrist, who both refused me Lamictal ( or a psych. appointment until April!) and now I'm basically well.My (terrified) GP tried to halt my dosage at 100mg on the pretext that it may cause some obscure bone-marrow problem that required blood tests.I did as I was told (knowing that this was utter crap)and started to lapse again.
Once again I bypassed him, hit 150mg and felt well.He's refusing to go higher than 200mg for monotherapy 'cause it says so in his dustly lil' book)or to go up faster than 25mg per fortnight.
Thank God I've educated and treated myself, and can obtain my own meds.Otherwise I'd still be laying groaning on the setee all day, or worse.
UK- at the cutting edge of 'medieval' psychiatry..
enough rambling,

Col.
ps. do you have a link to the Depression central TCA/bipolar info??

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