Posted by Sebastian on December 2, 2004, at 19:03:28
In reply to Re: Jeroen, posted by Jeroen on December 2, 2004, at 13:10:45
Do a
www.google.com
seach for
"Lamictal schizoaffective"
You will get a lot of talk about using lamictal in the treatment of schizoaffective.
Here is one:
Lamotrigine in the Treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder
Andreas Erfurtha, Jörg Waldenb, Heinz GrunzeaDepartments of Psychiatry,
aUniversity of Munich and
bUniversity of Freiburg,Germany
Address of Corresponding AuthorNeuropsychobiology 1998;38:204-205 (DOI: 10.1159/000026540)
There is accumulating evidence for the efficacy of lamotrigine in the treatment of bipolar disorder, including bipolar depression, both as monotherapy and in combination with sodium valproate. We present the cases of 3 female patients admitted to our hospital with the diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder who were treated with lamotrigine. While dosages up to 200 mg/day, resulting in serum concentrations of less than 5 mg/l, were only partially effective, 400 mg/day (with serum concentrations >10 mg/l) led to considerable mood stability, with complete remission from paranoid symptoms. We suggest that lamotrigine might be helpful in the treatment of schizoaffective disorder, probably with serum concentrations of more than 5 mg/l.
Do a google search. I have schitzoaffective and was just prescribed Lamictal.
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