Posted by delna on February 3, 2004, at 12:09:40
In reply to Coffee and Lamictal agitating combo for bipolars?, posted by lizbeth on December 23, 2003, at 11:17:34
Hi,
I'm rsponding to a prevous post- quite late in the day. However I too have also noticed that with coffee (even 1 cup) and Lamictal I become really aggitated and need quite a few rivotrils and inderals to bring to a normal state of calm. I am also on wellbutrin and suprisingly 300mg+Lamictal 200mg and effexor xr 37.5 keep me at a good level of steadiness. BUT add coffee and i am a total mess- even when i cut the wellbutrin out.
Its wierd- but I too have noticed this pattern.
I dont know the science behind it but my experience has been very clear and it is really awful. I am also Bipolar II
Thnx
> My issue is that lately, no matter how little coffee and/or caffeine I have in the morning, I get very agitated within a short period of time. My psychopharmacologist simplified it as such: unlike stimulants like Adderall, which create dopamine in the system (and are bad news for non-ADD bipolars, IMHO and experience), caffeine simply raises the ceiling on the amount of dopamine that's possibly available. Lamictal's effect on glutamate indirectly raises dopamine and norepinephrine (sp) and perhaps this increased dopamine gets magnified by caffeine?
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> Yikes. Anyone else had similar reactions? I know one of you (Fluffy?) mentioned it.
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