Posted by brussell on January 10, 2004, at 17:22:16
In reply to Re: Lamictil is NOT a mood stabilizer » SLS, posted by Flipsactown on January 10, 2004, at 16:27:15
I agree that Lamictal's effect is subtle, and I doubt it would be enough for anyone with BPI.
I have "cyclical depression" (like BPII without hypomania--cycles from dysthemia down through the seven levels of hell and back).
For me, Lamictal tends to prevent depressive episodes from spiraling out of control, and it seems to have mild AD properties. I added 25mg/day of it to the 50mg/day of Parnate I take, and it seems to improve my mood and prevent evening crashes when the Parnate wears off.
Parnate's really interesting in that respect. For me it "kicks in" soon after I take it and then the AD effect wears off until the next dose--completely unlike most ADs.
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