Posted by theo on March 20, 2005, at 11:24:26
In reply to Re: Lamictal side effects after discontinuing, posted by Spriggy on March 20, 2005, at 10:19:55
Don't freak. I look at meds 50/50, it could work for you and be a miracle.
I always thought I stopped meds to fast and didn't give them a long enough chance, so with Lamictal I kept taking it hoping one morning I would wake up and it would kick in, kinda like SSRI's do when they work.
Anticonvulsants aren't like that and I wasted a lot of time and also didn't listen to my body. My pdoc would tell me to "hang in there" and looking back I should have simply said, I'm right, your wrong, this med is chocked full of side effects and that's that. Instead, I doubted myself and let her ego roll over me.
In reality looking back at all the money I spent on pdocs, I could be where I am now, going to my general doc and just asking him to try these meds on my own under his supervision. I think pdocs are a racket, throwing around BPII like it's the "Diagnosis of the Year."
Now that I'm not taking meds, a little over a month now, I feel like I'm getting to know myself. People that didn't know I was taking meds have recently told me me eyes look bigger and have even asked if I've been tanning, which I haven't but I guess have much more color.
If I need to start back on a med, I won't have a problem but at least will know why I'm taking it versus adding a med to offset the side effects of another. After trying Lamictal, Topamax for depression and anxiety, I would NEVER take these again.
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