Posted by blueberry on May 27, 2006, at 19:43:11
In reply to Re: Lamictal causing suicidal attempt, posted by denise1966 on May 27, 2006, at 15:31:36
Nice to hear from you denise. I dropped lamictal in a heartbeat and am already feeling improved. My doc thinks my episode was just part of my disease, and I said emphatically no way. But if she is insistent on me rechallenging, I might do it at 12.5mg every other day. The stuff seems to hang on for almost two days, even though the halflife is shorter than that. For me less has always been more. Standard doses of things are not good for me. I saw a comment from someone else who swears they do just fine with 6mg lamictal (you read that right...6mg).
> Hi Blueberry,
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> Just want to say I can sort of relate to the way you are feeling on Lamictal. I started with it pretty much inconsistently at a high dose and sort of felt better, clearer headed the next day.
> Anyway, I've now started it on a more realistic dose and yesterday I felt not anxious but really sluggish, it felt almsot the way Nardil made me feel. I was sobbing on the phone to my boyfriend (well ex now :-)) and today have been mentally composing a suicide note to my doctor.
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> So I understand how you feel, I definately agree with Scott, to increase the Zyprexa, 10mg of Zyprexa always makes me feel more rational (although I often don't follow my own advice). Here's hoping the Lamictal helps us both.
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> Wasn't it you who was considering ECT because that's what I've been thinking of pushing for. I'm absolutely sick of faffing around with medication that either doesn't work or makes me feel worse.
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> Denise
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