Posted by elbee on August 1, 2008, at 16:55:48
In reply to Please share your experiences with LAMIACTAL??????, posted by UGottaHaveHOPE on August 1, 2008, at 13:47:04
Hi Michael,
Lamictal has really saved my life. I'm bp1. I used to have a kind of anxious depression--I was kind of nervous and depressed at the same time. I felt really bad that my life was not great and at one point I even took on overdose. After the overdose I was put on lamictal. I am no longer depressed about my life and function very well. My family says that I'm the best I've been in years and I think the lamictal really has been helping. I take 400. For me one side effect was that I experienced very severe insomnia. Kind of being half asleep and half awake. I take an antipsychotic that induces sleep (zyprexa) and that balances out the lamictal.
Overall I feel pretty good on it but sometimes I wonder if I'm a little disconnected or not motivated enough. I'm not sure if that's from the medicine or my condition (could be a little schizoaffective too) I have the sense that I would really hate my life (but also experience a lot more emotions) if I were taking less or not taking it. I have tried to go off it or taper down and I always become really stressed out and upset...So I guess that means it's working.
Did you know it just went generic? Isn't that great? That's a huge savings for me.
I think it kicked in pretty quickly. It seemed to make a difference and make my mood brighter even when taking small amounts. But I don't remember the specifics.
Hope lamictal works for you if you end up taking it! Good Luck!
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