Posted by karaS on October 3, 2004, at 14:15:34
In reply to Re: Soft Bipolar anyone?, posted by boomarang on October 3, 2004, at 12:25:31
> hi there,
> like many of us on this board i've tried practically all the a/d's. Unfortunately it's a sensitivity issue with me...the side effects usually emerge after a year and a half and i end up having to switch. The majority of the drugs worked just fine in terms of efficacy.
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> However, with lamictal 'boosting' the cymbalta I am supposedly not going to need to go to such a high dose of cymbalta and therefore circumvent the side effect issue. Hope that makes sense. I will be going up 10 mg today on cymbalta to 40 mg just to see if i can get a little uplift.
> I have never tried lithium, since lamictal has been fine so far.
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> FYI, if we do have the same dx, one pychopharmacologist i went to three times (and paid $800 for the pleasure) said that the lamictal was key to the correct mix. For whatever that is worth. Still, as much as i fought not wanting to take it, the lamictal has so far 'i think' been a good addition. Who knows tho, I might be just the same on cymbalta without it. I'll be interested to see how you do on cymbalta by itself.
I'm very curious about Cymbalta's effects on me too. I don't even know yet whether to take it in the morning or at night. It seems different people are finding it more sedating and some more energizing. It will also be interesting to see what the extra 10 mg. of Cymbalta does or doesn't do for you. If you could just boost your mood a bit, it sounds like you'd have all of your bases covered.What were your side effects from the Lamictal? Did you ever have any kind of rash?
K
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