Posted by n_wolfie on February 23, 2009, at 21:24:36
In reply to Re: Lamictal optimal dosage » n_wolfie, posted by SLS on February 23, 2009, at 21:15:09
I started taking it in March, slowly increased it to 300, it kicked in in earnest in early june. it worked well for several mos, but I did have a few "temper tantrums" ie mood reactivity, so we upped it to 400 that lasted about a month. Then went through extreme stress upped it to 500. I can't remember right now exactly when i upped it but I know that each time i did the results were great, but didn't last as long. I don't know, maybe I was at 200 in early june when it worked well? My memory is really failing me right now. I'd like to up it to 600, and I think if I did it would make a difference, but my doctor won't let me. This is very frustrating, I'm having trouble just writing this post. it's odd, even when my short term memory has been nonexistent over the last few days i've never had writing or word retrieval issues. Even the depression didn't create these symptoms, so I don't know what is causing this writing problem, it's scaring me. If it's the reduction of the lamictal then I'll have to up it again and that might completely destroy my short term memory. It's a tiny better today, but only marginally so.
> Reducing the Lamictal by 100mg is a big jump. I would expect that you would experience a transient rebound depressive dip as a result. There is nothing happening to you that hasn't happened to me with these two drugs.
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> What was the first dosage of Lamictal that produced an improvement?
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> What dosage of Lamictal produced the most improvement, and how long did the improvement last for?
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> How much improvement did you experience from increasing the dosage of Lamictal from 400mg to 500mg? How long did it last for?
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> - Scott
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