Posted by smokeymadison on March 20, 2005, at 16:05:02
I have bipolar II and have been prescribed lamictal for depression. 600 mg of trileptal takes care of my cycling but i am very depressed. i have been taking lamictal for three weeks, so i am on 50 mg daily and will be for one more week before going up to 100 mg. my pdoc told me it would take about 6 weeks for it to really start helping with the depression, but i am afraid i will have gone through this slow titration for nothing, that it won't work. i am limited on the antidepressants i can take. all the SSRIs make me manic. wellbutrin worked for a year, but then seemed to quit working. does lamictal really work for depression?
also, my sex drive has taken a down turn since i started taking 50 mg. is this med known for sexual side effects? will it get worse when i go up to 100 mg?
SM
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