Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 1111344

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how does lamictal last?

Posted by rjlockhart37 on July 23, 2020, at 17:26:21

i should know this, but it has a half life of 29 hours, which the duration is 14 hours. If i take it early in morning around 7am, wondering later on in the evening after 14 hours if it still is working. They use Lamictal XR, extended release, that's the thing is if lamotragine only lasts 14 hours

anyone know anything/

 

Re: how does lamictal last?

Posted by undopaminergic on July 25, 2020, at 5:19:24

In reply to how does lamictal last?, posted by rjlockhart37 on July 23, 2020, at 17:26:21

> i should know this, but it has a half life of 29 hours, which the duration is 14 hours. If i take it early in morning around 7am, wondering later on in the evening after 14 hours if it still is working. They use Lamictal XR, extended release, that's the thing is if lamotragine only lasts 14 hours
>
> anyone know anything/

A 29 hours half-live is suitable for once-daily dosing. If that is not enough, you could increase the dose and maybe spread the whole amount in two doses at different times of day.

-undopaminergic

 

Re: how does lamictal last?

Posted by rjlockhart37 on July 25, 2020, at 13:11:58

In reply to Re: how does lamictal last?, posted by undopaminergic on July 25, 2020, at 5:19:24

yea, but see half life, this is how i know it works, the half life is its life, but the duration action is half, like alralam has a half life of about 10 hours, xanax usally lasts 3-4 hours. The half life is diffrent. So half of 29, is 14. I take two 200mg tablets in the morning, to help mood staiblization. I've been lamictal long time, in 2012 i thought it was just generic mood stablizer, i noticed its effects, pulls out of depression in a depressive phase but mania.

It's like my body expects two 200mg tablets in the morning

 

Re: how does lamictal last?

Posted by rjlockhart37 on July 25, 2020, at 13:14:13

In reply to Re: how does lamictal last?, posted by rjlockhart37 on July 25, 2020, at 13:11:58

it's just if i take it at 5am in the morning, its effects would lay off by evening. But lamotragine, i feel stable, i like mood stabilizers better than benzos, they give such a relief

 

Re: how does lamictal last?

Posted by Englishman006! on August 8, 2020, at 22:20:39

In reply to how does lamictal last?, posted by rjlockhart37 on July 23, 2020, at 17:26:21

I would steer clear of the XR version; that goes for any drug. It's my experience that the longer acting drugs don't have the same therapeutic effects as instant release formulas.


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