Posted by mickapoo on August 3, 2008, at 16:34:28
In reply to Re: Does Lamictal have therapeutic value » mickapoo, posted by UGottaHaveHope on August 3, 2008, at 13:33:51
> Did Lamictal do anything for your anxiety and depression? Hope you are well, Michael
It's hard to say, as I was on a combination of medications, and I believe I was on Wellbutrin first, augmented with Buspar, and then when I told my physician I was still having erratic mood swings, she added Lamictal. I took 300mg/day.
It was that combination that did in fact lift my depression enough that I was wanting to actual get out of bed or off the couch. However, it only helped a small amount, and in general, I was still depressed.
Whether or not Lamictal by itself would have helped, I do not know. It was not her first choice for depression as I guess it's not known for it's anti-depressive properties but more for treatment of bi-polar disorder. Because of my mood swings, she thought maybe there was a touch of that present.
As far as general anxiety, those meds did nothing for it. I would take Klonopin as needed. I can't stress enough that it only helped "anxiety"- so if I was stressed out about work or something it would help. However, regarding my social phobia, it did nothing to help whatsoever.
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