Posted by SLS on April 20, 2016, at 6:21:50
In reply to SLS et al.....Lamictal (again!!), posted by jay_theoriginal1 on April 18, 2016, at 15:34:32
> Thank you folks for your previous responses.
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> I have found taking the Lamictal once daily better than twice. I am only started on the 25mg dose. (Was doing 12.5 x 2 daily but not feeling much)Twice daily on 25mg and I get moody and angry and tense. Once, it is good for the morning for getting me up and going. I have read on a lot of forums people, particularly below the 200mg mark, taking it once daily. If it works, for me anyways, there is no harm in keeping it this way until higher doses, no?
> Thanks....
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> JayI know at least one excellent psychiatrist who has her patients take Lamictal (original IR preparation) once daily. I told her that this kind of dosing leaves me feeling bad at the end of the dosing period.
I can't know for sure, but your negative reaction to the lower dosages may be startup side effects that will disappear completely as you continue to titrate upwards. I would not give up on Lamictal just yet.
Just to refresh my memory, what is your current diagnosis and treatment regime? Which drugs made you feel the best? Which drugs made you feel the worst? Perhaps this information can help others to make suggestions.
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