Posted by 4WD on July 22, 2005, at 21:47:39
In reply to Re: Lamictal discontinuation causing hyper anxiety?, posted by Mistermindmasta on July 22, 2005, at 0:22:42
> > I was on 25mg day of Lamictal for about 2 1/2 weeks. I had to stop it because it was causing severe headaches and muscles spasms in my neck. I just stopped it without tapering about a week ago.
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> > Today i woke up with the worst fear I've had in a couple of months. And it has lasted all day. Could this possibly be a result of stopping the Lamictal abruptly? I mean the anxiety was way worse than before I went on the Lamictal. And I was only on it for 16 days. I was taking it to try and augment my Celexa.
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> Well as i recall, lamictal is actually an anticonvulsant, so withdrawal of an anticonvulsant (alcohol, for example) definitely has the potential to cause "hyper anxiety", and even more likely in someone who's bipolar.
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> Maybe you could have taken a drug to help with the withdrawal, like a benzo.
That's exactly what I did. I doubled up on my Klonopin for a few days. It's such a relief to know what caused it. I thought I was heading for a horrible relapse.Marsha
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