Posted by joyfulnspirit on September 10, 2006, at 17:02:02
In reply to Re: newbie to lamictal and this site, posted by linkadge on September 9, 2006, at 14:22:24
> Anger can be a side effect of Wellbutrin. If you are not sleeping and have no desire to, you may need a stronger anti-manic agent. You may also consider reducing the Wellbutrin.
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> Are you very agitated?
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> A doctor might consider an atypical antipsychotic would could help sleep, and might do a better job at calming you down.
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> LinkadgeI didn't think about the Wellbutrin, I thought maybe it was the Lamictal. I guess I am ignorant about all the possible side effects to what I am taking. Yes, I am extremely agitated and seem to be set off by anything and everything. I even got into a fight with my husband about something very stupid on the way to church which we promptly picked back up after church. Crazy, I feel just plain crazy. I want to feel normal, not out of control anymore. I am taking just 1 more pill than the basic dose of wellbutrin, I didn't think that little bit more could cause so much stuff. I think maybe that might be a good idea, to lower the dose to one a day. To be honest, now that I think about it I keep forgetting to take the lamictal, so it probably thinks I started over. What a mess. Not sure what to do about that, I am calling the doctor tomorrow and speaking to his nurse, not sure if he'll speak to me on such short notice but I've got to do something. I definitely am just getting over an extreme manic episode and I have to have say, this was the scariest one yet. Simply because I didn't recognize that something was wrong, I usually do and can see I need to do something about and they don't usually last more than a few days not more than a week, this was a bit longer. Instead of getting 'better' toward the end, it got worse I was up almost 48 hours during the last of it. That's what scared me and the fact that I wasn't even really tired until yesterday. I slept when I got home (hadn't been home all night) at like 3 or 4 pm until about 6 am or so and got up again at 7:30 finally. I felt tired and hungry and a bit like I had a hangover (I never have hangovers, usually) and I hadn't been drinking so I thought that was strange and I ached all over. I ate chicken noodle soup too this morning because I was hoarse for some reason. It was truly not a fun experience for me. I am not a person who enjoys being manic, usually some people do, but man not me. My episodes are really bad sometimes. I have been catatonic before for days because of them and for others bouncing off the walls. It's crazy, I hate the feeling of being out of control.
Yes, I think most definitely I will lower my doasge of meds starting tomorrow and make sure I am taking my Lamictal and properly too. I think some part of me naturally fights sleep. Also I work the swing shift at my job, which is good for me, I use up all that extra energy there that way and get v tired. Yet, when I get home my second wind kicks in and I can't sleep and don't want to. It scares my husband, he thinks I should come home in the morning and go right to sleep, yet I just can't.
Sorry so long, I like to write a lot. Thanks for letting me bend your ear some.
I don't tolerate anti psychotics v well, at least that has been my experience with the ones I've taken in the past. They make me irritable but the worst one is the tremors. I lost a job because of them. : (
Anyway, again I thank you for you feedback.
Take care,
joyfulnspirit
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