Posted by Bill LL on September 29, 2005, at 15:54:14
In reply to Re: zyprexa or lamictal ?, posted by sigolene on September 29, 2005, at 14:27:27
I take 100 mg Lamictal (my target is 200 in a few weeks) and I can't tell if it would affect my sleep because I take Lunesta each night. So I don't have sleep problems. Maybe you should try that.
As for dosage, a diagnosis really doesn't help very much when deciding what dose to take. It's all trial and error. Everyone is different. Furthermore, a diagnosis is hard to make and oftentimes they are incorrect.
> > Did you just start on these 2 drugs? Both doses are starting dosages. Most people take about 200 mg of Lamictal and 10 mg Zyprexa.
> >
> > But it's important to start at a low dose of Lamictal (25 mg), then very gradually increase to 200 or so. For Zyprexa, most people start at 5 mg, then go to 10 mg unless they are predisposed to hypotention.
> >
> > If your doctor allows you to increase the dose of each drug, you might feel better.
> >
> Thank you for your answer.
> I would like to increase the dosage of lamictal, but I can't because if I increase it, I can't sleep anymore, even with Zyprexa taken before going to bed.
> For the small dosage of zyprexa, it's because it's only to stabilize my mood, not for psychotic condition. And I've read somewhere that a smaller dosage is enough for mood stabilizing. Do you agree with that, or do I have a wrong information ?
> (sorry for my bad english, my normal langage is swiss.
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