Posted by garylee on May 19, 2003, at 4:17:15
In reply to Re: Help! I think I may be manic! » fluffy, posted by katia on May 18, 2003, at 15:12:04
Hi Katia
Sorry to butt in on your convo with Fluffy but I noticed your question at the bottom of your post...
When I started lamictal (almost two years ago now) I slowly titrated upwards to reach a maximum of 200mg per day. (Many say there are no real benefits of going any higher than this). After a few days of treatment I stared to become mildly Hypomanic, but this only lasted 3 - four days. I wasn't particularly agitated or irritable like normal, just had an elevated mood, which was nice. I have been told that drug induced Hypomania (but not Mania) is a clear indictor of some sort of BP, namely BPII or BP NOS.
So for me Lamictal was a definitely diagnostic of my condition.
Hope this helps.
Gary
P.S. Had a look on Google after writing my post and found this article. Makes for very interesting reading...
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