Posted by blueboy on June 12, 2008, at 8:44:50
In reply to Re: Mood Stablizer with ZERO serotonin effect?, posted by NewHampshireGuy on June 10, 2008, at 8:11:59
> my mind is slowly starting to wind down and the racing thoughts/songs in head slowly diminishing.
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> I feel normal and that's good, except I am still relying on a sleeping pill to put me to sleep.
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> will lamictal balance whatever is unbalanced that I am not sleeping? I know that's a general question, but just curious if it acts on sleepI'm just starting out on lamictal, but it doesn't seem to be aggravating my insomnia.
From what I've read and have been told by pdocs, its big strength is treatment of the depressive symptoms of BP II. I think they would have started me on something else if my primary complaint had been mania/hypomania. In other words, I would investigate further about whether you can expect lamictal to help with serious insomnia problems.
Also, at least in my case and in a great number of bipolar patients, it is difficult to judge the effect of treatment short term, because of the cyclical nature of the disease. I have experienced frequent periods of remission from the disorder independent of any treatment. It concerns me, because I could start taking a drug and feeling better, without any actual connection between the two. Not as a "placebo effect" but rather that I might actually experience a natural reduction of symptoms while taking a drug by sheer coincidence, especially since I'm more likely to seek treatment at a bad part of the cycle.
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