Posted by brynb on September 17, 2012, at 9:21:31
In reply to Re: Took double dose of Lamictal for 6 days. Help! » ihatedrugs, posted by SLS on September 17, 2012, at 7:29:17
> > raise the dose during hell week.
> > I'll keep you posted if I learn anything we don't already know. Take care
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> Has anyone made a compelling argument that cycling doses of an SSRI is advantageous to keeping the dosage the same throughout the month? Perhaps using a constant dosage would prevent hell week from happening altogether. I don't know, but I would consider this to be a critical question to have answered by your doctors.
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> - ScottMy pdoc wants to try this "experiment" with me this week. He thinks that raising my SRI dose at a certain point in my cycle (then going back to my usual dose) could be beneficial in controlling the symptoms. I believe "normal" (non-depressed) women who experience PMDD are put on a SRI only during a window in their cycle to help with it. He didn't seem certain that this would work, but wanted to give it a try.
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