Posted by yxibow on January 25, 2008, at 1:52:54 [reposted on January 26, 2008, at 8:58:47 | original URL]
In reply to 7th day on lamotrigine + memantine; give up?, posted by iforgotmypassword on January 24, 2008, at 22:46:39
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> i posted this on the neurotransmitters board, but got no replies, so i am posting it here if that is okay. i need to make a decision as soon as possible.
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> no real effect. i may be feeling a bit more, maybe not. only evidence of this is the terrible nights i have been having. i have also felt quite wierd at times, more so than normal, which says something.
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> is day 7 too early to give up on this?
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> or should i add something dopaminergic? as presumably a main part of the antiglutaminergic strategy of lamotrigine memantine is to increase the brains ability to use dopamine properly. i just thought using endogenous dopamine would be the most ideal situation. certainly, i may not have a lot of dopamine, given that i have high prolactin, am still producing milk after being off risperidone for months now, and off amisulpride for well over a month.
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> i was just going to switch to deplin, but maybe keep the lamotrigine. but i don't necessarily see any reason not to taper off both. (the memantine is also not covered, and expensive, more expensive than deplin)
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> suggestions?
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> and then i added this in a post right after, to be more clear and make more sense
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> i meant this is the seventh of being on the full doses of both lamotrigine and memantine. (200mg and 20mg respectively) i tapered up to this over the last two months roughly.
Lamictal has a long taper rightly so to prevent SJS (Stevens Johnson). I'm still wondering whether it will improve my mood or my complex disorder. But I'm just starting at 100 now. I know of someone at 600 so that's a discussion I think you should have with your doctor. 7 days at 100 may not be enough, you may need 200, who knows.
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