Posted by SLS on April 8, 2006, at 10:59:29
In reply to Re: What good is Wellbutrin? » ed_uk, posted by SLS on April 8, 2006, at 10:43:40
> > Hi Scott
> >
> > I didn't realise you'd stopped Keppra. Tell us more.
> >
> > Ed
>
> Yeah. I gambled and discontinued the Keppra. I was experiencing too much passivity and listlessness on it, despite it helping with depression. The gamble is that I would respond to the addition of Wellbutrin and not need it. Seems to have paid off...
>
> Thanks for asking.
>
> - Scott
I forgot to mention that I experienced a rebound intensification of depressive symptomology as I discontinued the Keppra. It was getting scary there for a little while, but I expected it as a possible scenario. The same thing happened as I reduced the dosage of Lamictal from 300mg to 100mg in 50mg decrements. I have gained an appreciation of the potential for depression to be a withdrawal effect rather than an indication of relapse.I believe it possible that some people do relapse as the result of having a withdrawal depressive episode triggering it. In other words, a gradual taper is desirable, even after months or years of successful prophylaxis, so as not to trigger a relapse. I think some of the older literature indicates this to be true.
- Scott
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