Posted by galkeepinon on August 28, 2003, at 1:12:00
In reply to Lamictal for SLEEPING ?? » galkeepinon, posted by Janelle on August 27, 2003, at 21:37:41
yeah, since I started the 50mg dosages 2 nights ago, I've been sleeping good. That may change though. I went very slow on starting this med.
The starter kit my psychiatrist gave me (I'm looking at it now) yes, has 2 weeks of 25mg every other day, 2 more weeks of 25mg every day, and then 50mg every day.(week 5) I do notice that week 5 has 25mg once (which is most likely in the am right? LOL) then the other 25mg (which I believe is to be taken at night)
I just saw Barbara's post about spacing the dosages, and looking at this starter kit, I might be wise to stick with spacing the 50mg dose out until I see my doc again.
**I hope we both reach 50mg successfully!!!!!!
I did notice, though that last night after taking the 50mg-I got VERY nauseas-not good.
Good luck! I'm sure we'll keep each other updated on the board:-)
> Interesting that you decided to take all 50mg of the Lamictal to see if it helps you sleep better because everything I've heard about it indicates that it is ACTIVATING! Helps with depression, etc. So, I would think it would not help a person sleep, it might even make it harder to sleep. But that's just my guess, based on what I've read about Lamictal.
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> It's going to be a s-l-o-w increase for me to the 100mg, that's for sure. I'll be happy if in 5 weeks (that's how the starter kit works as I'm sure you recall) I reach 50mg successfully!
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> I hope that *all* I'll need is 100mg, but if I have to go higher (150 or 200 tops), I will!
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> Good luck to you also, in your quest for Lamictal to help you sleep. Let me know if it works.
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