Posted by thaddeus on December 16, 2007, at 7:59:34
In reply to Re: How Does Lamictal cause anxiety? » blueberry1, posted by Phillipa on January 29, 2007, at 19:39:56
I have had depression going on 18 years. I've tried just about every SSRI, some of them worked alright but my libido and other related side effects made my finally look elsewhere a year ago. At one time I had been taking Wellbutrin and Effexor simultaneously (don't ask my why), and I became hypo-manic, so I took an anti-convulsant which seemed to help. Anyway, my psych decided to try the lamictal, which seemed to reduce the side effects mentioned above, and help with the depression. At 200mg of lam I started feeling anxious consistently, and at 300mg I started developing OCD-type behaviors which I've never had--and the anxiety went through the roof. It's extremely frustrating, having tried almost everything out there and having one or the other side effect, but I'll keep trying *sigh*
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