Posted by Lisa2712 on July 21, 2009, at 10:32:00
In reply to Re: Can Lexapro 20 mg + Lamitrogine be taken together?, posted by SLS on July 21, 2009, at 5:31:59
Yes, the Lexapro had stopped working; I was given a 3 month supply of Lexapro in 1 bottle and I felt like it lost it's potency, then the nurse wanted to try augmenting it with the Lamitrogine. The Lexapro 20 mg has helped a lot with my anxiety (when it's working ) but I still have problems and I'm still not really functional. Sitting in a classroom is hard for me and getting and maintaing a job is very hard also. I have severe anxiety, and I've never been depressed. I also have a lot of social problems, like it's hard for me to be around people and it's very hard for me to make and maintain friendships. I'm very afraid of going back to school, although I know I'm going to have to eventually, and I can't hold down a job, I've only been employed once and I had a lot of trouble with it and the employer realized she made a mistake in hiring me and let me go 3 weeks after she hired me. I'm 26 and almost completely dependent on my parents. Years ago another psychiatrist told me I was hypomanic and bipolar, yet this nurse told me I'm not. I did feel happy on the Lamitrogine, even after just 1 dose, I couldn't stop smiling, but I'm not depressed to begin with and I couldn't stand the severe tension and anxiety and speed-like effect I was getting from it. With the Lexapro alone I was a little nervous when I started it, and now I don't even notice it, but when I added the Lamitrogine it felt like that effect was augmented 50 times. I've been on Lexapro 20 mg for a year, and I don't have any noticeable effects from it, besides feeling a little nervous occasionally, and now that I got a new batch of the Lexapro it is working again, but at times I feel that even when it's working I still have trouble functioning like a normal person and I was curious to see if adding on another drug could help me function better.
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