Posted by Karen44 on June 16, 2006, at 23:49:32
In reply to Re: Can mood stabiliser lessen akathisia side effe, posted by fuchsia on June 15, 2006, at 9:35:58
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> > Every antidepressant other than parnate has caused me adverse reactions or allergic reactions such as rashes, etc. I don't know what to say as I have tried probably 15 different anti-depresant med's. Now Parnate does not seem to work either. Lamictal was mentioned to add, but I am reluctant given all of the adverse reactions I have had to almost all psychotropic medications. Elsewhere on psychobabble, I posted about what happened to me adding Risperidone so I could sleep at night. I am actually thinking of going off the Parnate too. My psychiatrist told me to hold off until Friday so we could discuss. I see him for therapy and med's every week for 50 minutes and am tired of the whole thing. I have had too many bad experiences with the med's.
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> Karen, the Lamictal is the one thing I've had that hasn't caused me any side effects. I did get the headaches during the start up period but after that it was fine. I have been on it for nearly a year now and it has really helped.
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> Did you find the dietary restrictions bad with the Parnate? I was wondering about a MAO but like you I get put off by the thought of side effects,
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> I am really afraid to try Lamictal. My doctor brought it up today. We agreed that I would go down to 20 mg. per day on the Parnate. I started at 40 and went down to 30 and now 20 mg. He wants a back up plan if I start to get depressed again. Right now I don't feel that depressed. I am afraid of Lamictal because of all the problems I have had with other medications--adverse reactions and allergic reactions. Do you know of anyone who had a bad reaction to Lamictal?Karen
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