Posted by Tony P on January 2, 2004, at 18:05:39
In reply to Re: lamictal and anxiety--what to add or lose? » metalflipflop, posted by Flipsactown on December 5, 2003, at 14:06:30
I have been titrating up on Lamictal for a bit over a month - a few days after reaching 100 mg/day, I experienced extreme anxiety - shaking, pacing, extreme fear. It may also have been partly delayed reaction to stopping the Serzone I was on for many years.
As I have just posted under "Risperdal for Anxiety", clonazepam (4mg/day) helped a lot with the emergency, and more recently - about 10 days later - Risperdal at a small dose (.25-.5 mg/day) has made me feel much more stable and "sane".
My pdoc says he expects good social and GAD anti-anxiety effects from the Lamictal, especially at higher doses - he was surprised by my extreme anxiety reaction. I am glad to know from ealier postings here I am not alone in experience initial nervousness - I hope the anxiety will indeed decrease with time so I won't need so many extra meds to cope.
Tony
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