Posted by colin wallace on February 27, 2003, at 3:44:07
In reply to Re: Lamictal and Pre-emptive Strikes » colin wallace, posted by catmint on February 26, 2003, at 14:36:29
> Thanks Col. I am feeling much better on day two at 50 mg. Titrating 25 a week only leaves me 10 weeks until I reach 300 though. Might try to stretch it out to every 2 weeks? Are our brains just becoming tolerant to the stuff?
> I'ts great to have been keeping in touch with you all this time.
> Good luck on going back to work. Keep riding your bike for sure no matter what.
> Talk to you soon!
> ::Amy
Amy,What I meant here was, if you can possibly get away with it,then try raising by 25mg a week to take you safely up to 100mg.
Here, you're going to find that the effects are much less unpredictable and you'll get some solid stability in place.
You can pause at 100mg, and gauge your own reaction better in a normalized state of mind.
Remember, some people don't lose the effect at all-it's not inevitable.
Personally, I can see you hitting 200mg in the future, but I reckon you won't need to escalate so quickly after 100mg.
Try a 25mg raise anyhow(or try 12.5mg every four or five days at least)and get yourself up to 100mg ASAP.Trick is not to let yourself crash completely before you titrate-if you do that, then it's much harder to regain the effect.
Try to outpace this thing,aim to get to at at least 150mg, and let's see where you stand.
You may well need an add-on at some stage, but as you move up the Lam.ladder, you'll be able to make a more educated guess based on your reactions.
And Ron and Mitch have some very sound recommendations for augmentation here,so there are plenty of tricks left in the bag.
I can't deny I'm struggling now myself(funny,my biking has become a lot more half-assed too-felt weak and lethargic yesterday).
I get to see my YDUP on 6th March, and I'm gonna hit him......with some ideas!!Seeya soon,
Col.
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