Posted by colin wallace on June 3, 2003, at 9:07:59
In reply to Re: Lamictal success stories for Ritch, posted by maryhelen on June 1, 2003, at 19:16:02
Maryhelen,
I've been taking Lamictal now for almost a year, and yes, it can be a tricky med. to get to grips with.Titrating can be difficult at first,with many experiencing a degree of irritability which can be managed by making smaller increments.
Then, strangely there comes a point(round about 50mg) where dose increases become easy, and any irritability can be managed by 25mg increases!
200mg seems to yield good results(some here have reached 500mg or so-I hit 400mg myself),although the 'poop-out' phenomenon(which I ran into aswell)can simply mean that you'll need an additional antidepressant thrown in.
I now take 250mg Lamictal, and 10mg Prozac has reinforced the Lam. effect-I'm still doing very well indeed.
(I've been diagnosed BP11 and was previously treatment resistant, and unable to tolerate even tiny doses of most antidepressants.)
Hope this helps a little.It's a great med overall.Best,
Col.
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