Posted by curtm on April 27, 2006, at 9:27:53
In reply to lamictal and anxiety, posted by speakez on April 26, 2006, at 22:44:51
I am also bipolar. I don't have a really definite response to your question, but I can tell you about my experience, though. I started on Lamictal alone. As my dosage of Lamictal tapered up (I'm at 400mg, the max.) my mood swings became less intense, shorter, and farther between. Then after adding an anti-depressant, I tripped into a significant manic episode. I IMMEDIATELY stopped the Wellbutrin, which doc said is the least likely AD to cause that. You need to be careful taking anything else that is supposed to treat one OR the other mood (mania OR depression). Perhaps you need to drop the AD.
Can anyone else here help us out with this, please.
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