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Posted by banga on November 20, 2004, at 14:29:50
Any people with unipolar depression use Lamictal with results? I have depression that has only partially responded to antidepressants; I have never had a manic or hypomanic episode, however bipolar does also run in my family so I am thinking maybe of trying a mood stabilizer.
HOw bad are side effects? Is hair loss extremely frequent? What about weight gain?
Posted by woolav on November 22, 2004, at 18:33:24
In reply to Lamictal for depression, posted by banga on November 20, 2004, at 14:29:50
Hi, I have been taking lamictal to augment my prozac for depression and perhaps bp2...who knows. but i havent had any bad side effects from it. once i got to a theraputic level (mine is 300mg) daily, its helped a great deal.
Good Luck
S
Posted by CraigD on November 22, 2004, at 23:39:51
In reply to Re: Lamictal for depression, posted by woolav on November 22, 2004, at 18:33:24
I'm in the same boat, possible bpII with lots of it in my family. Taking Lam with Celexa (which I have decreased to 20 mgs) and I found it to have few side effects:
trouble sleeping at the very beginning. weird dreams also.
At higher doses, I get forgetful.
Another thing to be aware of, there is a nice anxiolytic effect that may or may not fade after a while at a certain dose.
Best of luck. This is one of those "can't hurt to try it" drugs in my book.
Posted by banga on November 23, 2004, at 10:53:55
In reply to Re: Lamictal for depression, posted by CraigD on November 22, 2004, at 23:39:51
Thanks for the responses, I will ask my second opinion pdoc about it tomorrow!
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