Posted by Emily Elizabeth on June 16, 2005, at 20:38:45
In reply to Trileptal or Lamictal for unipolar depression?, posted by 4WD on June 15, 2005, at 23:38:58
> Would either Trileptal or Lamictal be helpful for MDD with anxiety? I mainly have a problem with low motivation and anhedonia (I'm on Celexa but feel I need something more).
I tried Lamictal for my unipolar depression, but it didn't seem to help at all. It is weight neutral though. It may have made me a little tired. I have hard to treat depression with a lot of anxiety.
Desipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant) was particularly helpful with anxiety. Some people gain weight on it, but I didn't. No sleep probs either--although I may have already been taking my sleeping med at that point--I'm not sure. My pdoc added this in before we tried the Lamictal, so perhaps there was a reason for that. Perhaps it is more likely to help than Lamictal is? You might ask your pdoc.
Dexedrine helped me with motivation, but it is a stimulant and some docs are reluctant to rx it. Doesn't cause weight gain, but may cause insomnia (I can't take it later than 3pm).
None of these has proved to be the perfect solution for me though. I take : lexapro, desipramine, dexedrine, ambien, and neurontin. We just keep adding on to what I'm taking and hoping that something will take me to being not depressed any more.
Hope some of this is helpful!
EE
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