Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 622032

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Abilify or Lamictal?

Posted by Lynne on March 19, 2006, at 10:55:57

Does anyone have an opinion on which of these would be best for treatment resistant depression?I've tried them both before seperatly. Lamictal made my memory bad. Abilify made me a nervous wreck. I tried them for such a short time and I want to try them one at a time again.Starting at a very low doseage. I currently take Provigil,Prozac and Focalin XR ,plus Ativan for sleep.PDoc doesn't know what to do with me either. Still somewhat depressed and unmotivated with my life.I've tried every pysch drug out there for the last 12 years, but I am doing better somewhat.
Thanks for the help,
Lynne

 

Re: Abilify or Lamictal? » Lynne

Posted by fairywings on March 19, 2006, at 23:19:40

In reply to Abilify or Lamictal?, posted by Lynne on March 19, 2006, at 10:55:57


Hi Lynne,

You said Lamital made your memory bad, maybe if you tried it with a small dose of stimulant? Were you taking the provigil with it? I don't know, it's just a thought.

Are your current meds doing what they're supp. to be doing for what they're Rx'd for? What's the provigil for? Do you find the prozac stimulating? Maybe wellbutrin and lamitcal? Again, I don't know, just a thought.

What have you tried? I hope you get it worked out.
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Re: Abilify or Lamictal? » Lynne

Posted by Caedmon on March 19, 2006, at 23:20:21

In reply to Abilify or Lamictal?, posted by Lynne on March 19, 2006, at 10:55:57

Lamictal has more evidence backing it, I think. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. *shrug* Good luck.

- C

 

Re: Abilify or Lamictal?

Posted by BJM on March 20, 2006, at 9:53:40

In reply to Abilify or Lamictal?, posted by Lynne on March 19, 2006, at 10:55:57

I'm on exactly the same stuff. Had to stop the Ativan though because it caused more depression. It can do that. Something shorter acting might work better.

 

Forgot something

Posted by BJM on March 20, 2006, at 9:55:55

In reply to Abilify or Lamictal?, posted by Lynne on March 19, 2006, at 10:55:57

Lamictal in low dose has worked for me. Don't know anything about Abilify but my doc raves about the success with lamictal augmentation.


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