Posted by Horse on April 24, 2016, at 14:52:43
In reply to Re: SLS et al.....Lamictal (again!!), posted by Tabitha on April 20, 2016, at 14:47:04
> > 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.
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> Hi, Jay. I was told to take 1 per day, and that dosage timing didn't matter. I've been taking it at bedtime, which is what I usually do unless I notice insomnia from a med.
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> I never tried twice per day dosage. The half-life is 29 hours, so that suggests to me that it's not important to dose multiple times per day like you might need to do with a shorter-acting med.
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> I'm on 150mg now, but pdoc had me titrate up 25mg every 2 weeks to hoid the risk of the rash.Hi Jay,
I do as Tabitha described. My max benefit to date is 200 mg. I was at 150 mg for maybe six months, and still having little emotional misery episodes, and when at 200 mg, I rarely rarely experience them. Knock on wood, I'm fairly steady.
Good luck.
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