Posted by Sheilac on September 21, 2012, at 18:31:56
In reply to Re: Lamictal combo for everything? » Sheilac, posted by Peter S. on September 20, 2012, at 11:43:44
So far the past few days on 300mg of Trileptal have been great with 75mg of Lamictal. The Trileptal really keeps me grounded and sane. My mouth still feels funny so I may try to drop back to 50mg of Lamictal. I really like Lamictal for depression, but it just wasn't stabilizing.
Generally, I haven't really tolerated antidepressants very well. I can only take a tiny dose of any of the SSRIs. I guess if I had to go back to Prozac I would have to up my Trileptal to keep me from getting hypomanic.
Wellbutrin has always been a disaster for me. Makes me full blown manic. My doc says he's not surprised. He sees a lot of patients that react that way to Wellbutrin and he doesn't really like it.
Trileptal alone can leave me sane but feeling depressed. So I love Trileptal as a mood stabilizer but I have to add something for depression. Trileptal isn't a cure all for me but seems to be a good base.
Also, I have tried Tegretol, but it was too much for me. Trileptal is an easier drug for me to tolerate.
As a side note, since I have reduced Lamictal my vision has cleared up. I felt like I was going blind on Lamictal. My vision was so blurry.
I'll keep posting on how I'm doing with Trileptal and Lamictal. Not sure if I can stick with Lamictal if I keep having canker sores and mouth issues, but I would really like to.
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