Posted by SLS on December 13, 2005, at 22:25:49
Lamictal has earned some respect for use as an adjunct to lithium in the prophylaxis and stabilization of bipolar I disorder, and also in the treatment of rapid cycling presentations. However, as an antidepressant, it seems to disappoint more often than it does lead to remission.
I would like to hear from people whom have had treatment successes and treatment failures with Lamictal. It would be helpful to know what other drugs were being taken at the time as well as a given diagnosis or description of symptomology.
I think the success rate of using Lamictal for both unipolar and bipolar depression might depend on what other drugs are to be taken along with it.
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For now, I would not be without Lamictal. I take 150mg per day in divided doses. In combination with the four other drugs I am taking, it provides mild relief from a severe and anergic bipolar depression. By itself, Lamictal is of no value to me. It is not without side effects. Although not as profoundly as some other drugs, it does effect deleteriously memory (particularly short-term memory) and cognition. It is also blunts to some degree motivation and affect.Currently:
Lamictal 150mg
Parnate 80mg
nortripyline 100mg
Abilify 10mg
Keppra 750mg
- Scott
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