Posted by cgd092 on May 24, 2009, at 0:54:13
In reply to Re: lamictal and sleepiness, posted by Zana on May 22, 2009, at 14:49:54
I have been on 200mg Lamictal / lamotrigine for over a month now. (I titrated up the that dose) I don't have any tremor or shakiness. The main side effect for me is ataxia. Which is latin for butterfingers/clumsy/klutz. I drop stuff and have to watch that last step. . . . I kind of have to concentrate on doing some physical things. I laugh at myself becaue I feel like Chevy Chase doing his impression of Gerald Ford. . . . . Other than this, it makes me feel a little speedy, and I'm not depressed or anxious. Altho sometimes I have this speedy feeling that is *almost* like anxiety but something is missing from the anxiety. What I realized was missing was the *hypervigilance* symptom. I don't scan or worry or look for troubles. That sort of sounds like what an anti-convulsant might do, eh? . . . . . I really like Lamictal so far. I hope-hope-hope it works out and lasts. . . . also, at first I was cranky on it. But that seems to have gone away. Also, I avoid caffeine on it because that adds to the speedy feeling. I never got any euphoria with it. I just basically feel normal. This is essentially my first mood stabilizer. It's going well so far. I hope it really keeps my depressive/anxiety episodes at bay.
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