Posted by Ritch on June 3, 2003, at 9:19:51
In reply to Re: Lamictal success stories for Ritch » maryhelen, posted by colin wallace on June 3, 2003, at 9:07:59
> Maryhelen,
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> 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.
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> Best,
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> Col.Colin, I'm glad that you're doing well! I noticed that you *decreased* the dosage of the Lamictal from 400mg down to 250mg. Was it because you found that 250mg was plenty enough and that more didn't seem to make much difference? Just wondering... I've read some of your other posts about irritability.. did the Prozac wind up helping with the irritability or did it resolve on its own by being on the Lamictal? thanks in advance for any resonses, thinking about trying this sometime soon... maybe start getting ramped up on it in time for wintertime!
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