Posted by Emme on April 3, 2002, at 15:59:02
In reply to Emme: questions about your Lamictal saga! » Emme, posted by Janelle on April 3, 2002, at 14:37:50
Hi Janelle,
Hmm....I don't know if there's more than one kind of 5 mg tab. The 5 mg tabs I have are not terribly tiny. They're long and scored in the middle, so they break in two easily. They're chewable and orange flavored - definitely for kids. I was at 75 mg for a while and it was helping enourmously. At the moment I have multiple environmental stressors hitting me at once and I'm crumbling a bit. So we're upping it again by 5 mg increments. Also, my doctor wants me to try naltrexone for extra anti-depressant help. Although I'm having trouble right now, I definitely am not ditching lamictal as I think it's my main defense for the depression, but we're tweaking the mix.
Emme
> You indicated that the second time you tried Lamictal you titrated at 5 to 7.5 mg/week (5 mg tabs as mentioned above). How did you do the 7.5mg - did you cut a 5mg pill in half (they're so tiny I would think they would shatter if cut) or are there 7.5 tabs available?
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> Also, what dose of Lamictal are you on now?
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> Glad it has eventually worked out for you. It was worth what you referred to as the "rechallenge"!
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