Posted by gardenergirl on June 18, 2005, at 19:45:02
Hi all,
I've been on Lamictal for just over 3 weeks now, in addition to Nardil. (60 mg Nardil and 50 mg Lamictal...soon to go to 75 mg with pdoc's approval.)What I am noticing so far...I have had a few days when I felt somewhat restless and had a hard time sitting still. This posed a problem one day when I was supposed to sit still for 3 50 minute periods in a row at work. I've also had some mid day fatigue requiring naps. Not sure if either of those are related or not. I did miss sleep one night working on a project, and boy did I pay for it the next day.
On the positive side, I am feeling pretty good. Sexual feelings are returning, and I've been dreaming more. The dreams have been useful in my therapy sessions as grist for the mill. I've been able to enjoy myself in leisure and social activities more than before. I've also been expressing myself a bit more freely, especially anger. I did wonder if Lamictal might make someone more prone to be irritable or have a hair trigger, but this may also be related to therapy. But I've discovered a "screaming banshee" side which is quite interesting, and a bit useful at times. :)
At any rate, so far so good. I'm hoping to be able to try going to 45 mg of Nardil to see what happens. I so would love to avoid edema, weight gain, and the like from Nardil.
Take care,
gg
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