Re: How exactly does Lamictal work?

Posted by Tomatheus on April 4, 2012, at 19:35:14

In reply to How exactly does Lamictal work?, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on April 4, 2012, at 13:55:27

From the book "Essential Psychopharmacology of Depression and Bipolar Disorder," by Stephen M. Stahl (pp. 135-136):
"[Lamotrigine] is postulated to inhibit sodium channels and to inhibit the release of glutamate. Numerous reports suggest that lamotrigine is not only able to stabilize bipolar manic and mixed episodes but it may also be useful for the depressive episodes of this disorder."
The book that I quoted was published in 2000, so more may now be known about Lamictal's (lamotrigine's) mechanisms of action than what I quoted above.
Tomatheus
Dx: schizoaffective disorder
Taking Abilify and 3 supplements
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