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Posted by lois on April 1, 2001, at 10:02:33
No problem easing up to 400mgs of daytime lamictal while on nighttime remeron and paxil and night and day clonipin.With each dose increase I felt energetic for about 4 days, then pooped out.Hoped to finally get to therapeutic level of lamictal.
I just worked way up slowly to nighttime topamax 75 mgs.Sleep not as good as with tegretol, but OK most of time(5-6 hrs).Main problem is lethargic during the day.
Would cutting back on lamictal or remeron (30mgs) help? I've tried most all the other stablizers and ad's. Does topamax potentiate any ad's or benzos?
SCOTT,can you help?
Thx,
Lois
Posted by SalArmy4me on April 1, 2001, at 18:15:02
In reply to starting topamax while on remeron,paxil,lamictal, posted by lois on April 1, 2001, at 10:02:33
I think that INCREASING your mirtazapine dose will help, considering that higher doses create lower side-effects.
Topamax, carbamazepine, and paxil are all possibly sedating during the day. It might be nice to ask your doctor to cut down on some of that stuff.
You might like Topamax better than the rest because of the weight-loss.
Posted by lois on April 2, 2001, at 19:11:19
In reply to Re: starting topamax while on remeron,paxil,lamictal » lois, posted by SalArmy4me on April 1, 2001, at 18:15:02
> I think that INCREASING your mirtazapine dose will help, considering that higher doses create lower side-effects.
>
> Topamax, carbamazepine, and paxil are all possibly sedating during the day. It might be nice to ask your doctor to cut down on some of that stuff.
>
> You might like Topamax better than the rest because of the weight-loss.I don't take tegretol anymore.Either I can't sleep and am panicky or I'm lethargic.Had this for years.I'm very refractory.I guess that's why the polymeds I'm on.Lamictal motivated at times until I started the topomax "for sleep".
I hope all I need is a few adjustments in dosage.
I hopes this explains things also to the 2 Bobs in
previous post on lamictal.
Lois
Posted by SalArmy4me on April 3, 2001, at 2:22:16
In reply to Re: starting topamax while on remeron,paxil,lamictal, posted by lois on April 2, 2001, at 19:11:19
Have you tried Tegretol XR or the brand new Depakote ER?
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