Posted by bleauberry on September 3, 2009, at 18:16:34
In reply to Lamictal 1 month on, posted by cactus on September 3, 2009, at 1:15:35
I'm sorry you are struggling.
It is a difficult thing to judge. On one hand, there should have been at least a distant hint of something by now. The absence of that is not promising of the future.
On the other hand, some would claim the dose is not high enough, and it needs at least another month.
So it is a very tough call. You kind of have to be your own best judge. In a head to head trial of Lamictal versus Zyprexa, both were already working at one month in those that responded.
Here is a factor to seriously consider. Is your Lamictal generic or brand? Seriously, failures on generic Lamictal abound. Relapses are frequent when switched from brand to generic. If you are not on brand, you have not had a fair trial. The clinical studies for FDA approval used brand, not generic. We always get into heated debates here when the generic vs brand thing comes up, so I don't want to get that started again. But it is worth knowing that in the archives here, other forums, and my own doctor's experiences, brand and generic are not equal. Theoretically the same, yes, clinically the same, no.
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