Posted by SLS on April 8, 2002, at 16:31:05
In reply to Re: LAMICTAL usage for soft Bipolarity, PolarBear, posted by JeffH on April 8, 2002, at 12:30:01
Hi Jeff.
> Also, an earlier post mentioned going up slowly with the Lamictal because of of a therapeutic window, and some people responded only to a low dosage.
Hmm. I have not seen this. How often is this the case?
I don't think Lamictal by itself is very good to prevent mania. From what I can see, though, it seems to help with rapid-cyclicity.
Laura, given your bipolarity, I think lithium is an option to keep on your list of things to try. You could try Lamictal + Neurontin first. It seems that there is some cycling involved, so a mood-stabilizing drug of some kind is probably prudent. It's nice to have unexplored options. I'm sure you'll hit on the right one.
- Scott
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