Posted by colin wallace on October 2, 2004, at 10:45:27
In reply to Re: bad dreams on lamictal » colin wallace, posted by catmint on September 30, 2004, at 15:55:18
Hi there Amy,Must be a couple of yours since we tagged onto a Lamictal thread...ahhh, nostalgia!
I rarely poke my nose in here these days, and then only to browse.Haven't seen your name around for ages either.I take it that means you had a bit of a reprieve from illness with the Lamictal then? Hope so.
I've been doing okay in the circumstances(considering I lost my brother in Iraq recently)-prior that things were going very smoothly.I suppose I'm suffering from a bit of a 'sense of humour failure' right now, but that's natural enough.
Gave up on Lamictal in favour of Trileptal around 18 months ago- I'd pushed the Lam. right up to 600mg before conceding defeat.Looking back,I can see that I was hypomanic the entire time I was on it, especially when combined with Prozac.My humble opinion is that for bipolar11 types like myself,something like lithium,or (cautiously)valproate or Trileptal should be used with it,at a modest dose, because Lam. can definitely aggravate rapid cycling.
I find Trileptal to be a a godsend,with 900mg stopping my rapid cycling in its tracks.Precious few side effects right from the start, and I can now happily tolerate 60mg Prozac.
Last week,I experimented with a small (25mg) Lamictal addition at night, and true to form, it feels great.However, I'm gonna keep it on a tight leash this time- no higher than 50mg at most!I won't get back into that slippery'dose chasing' game.
So, good to say hi again, and good luck ;)
Seeya,Col.
> What's up Colin!
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> I thought I'd never here from you again. How are you?
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> Still on Lam?
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> Still in the UK?
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