Posted by nolegirl23 on January 24, 2007, at 14:51:13
In reply to Re: I don't like mood stablizers but i have to tak » nolegirl23, posted by polarbear206 on January 23, 2007, at 23:19:07
> > I am a newly diagnosed bipolar II and am on my third week of Lamictal as a mood stablizer..
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> > I agree with the original poster.. I don't like the way lamictal makes me feel - CRAZY!!
> > i went from clinically depressed (anorexia, bulimia, cutting, long periods of sleep, isolation, in bed for days...) to periods of feeling as if I am INSANE!
> > Today my mind was racing like a greyhound, I had SERIOUS road rage, was driving recklessly and felt as if I had a bad case of Tourette's Syndrome (potty mouth..)
> >
> > I'm not sure yet, maybe Lamictal hasn't had time to work it's magic, but I dont' know..
> >
> > Finally I popped one of my 2mg Xanax XR's and calmed down...
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> Are you taking anything else with the Lamictal? Please try to hang in there and give it some time. This should wear off. I take 200mg. It's been the only mood stabilizer that has worked for me.
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My entire medicinal regiment is as follows:
40 mgs Lexapro (20 mg's. in the AM, 20 mg's in PM)
50 mgs Lamictal (two 25 mg tablets at night)
4 mg's Xanax XR ( two MG's in the Am, 2 in the mid afternoon)
50 mg's Vistaril (taken at night as needed for sleep. )I have also had VERY WEIRD dreams since taking Lamictal.... Really weird dreams that are agitating to the point that I wake up angry..
Plus, it makes me hungry (lamictal..) That scares me, being that I have an eating disorder and all...
poster:nolegirl23
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