Posted by bissie66 on July 28, 2003, at 19:46:18
In reply to Re: Lamictal question, posted by HenryO on July 27, 2003, at 3:14:13
yes, I am increasing slowly. thanks for your response. it's very, very encouraging. i haven't had headaches or any other bothersome side effects yet. it's only been a few days but i'm feeling better already, even though i'm in the middle of a very difficult family situation. i have high hopes for this med.
> Are you building up slow like they tell you to? I was told to go up by 25mg a week or slower. I did not get any rashes. Some people get headaches from it at first. Somebody on this site told me to take it every 12 hours or risk headache at the 19 hour mark. That helped a lot. I have no headache issues now though. I am currently at 200mg daily. I have to take it with food or I get a gripe in my stomach. I think it is the best AD I've every been on and I've been on too many. Also I have a libido again. I did not start to feel better until around 100-125 but we are all so diferent. I am toying with the idea of moving my dose higher just to see if more is better. To date it has been very good. I think you're gonna like it. It allowed me to go off my cocktail. I am doing Lamictal only now. Once again your milage may vary. Good luck
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