Posted by faviles on June 23, 2004, at 15:13:39
In reply to Re: Starting Lamictal, Anything Positive about it? » faviles, posted by theo on June 22, 2004, at 18:56:09
> At what dose did you start to notice it helping? Are you staying at 100mg for now?
It definitely increased my energy level (along with the irritability) for a few days after each increase, but then back to my normal exhausted, I hate the world and everyone in it mode. One day (about two weeks after increasing to 100) I realized that I felt really good - great energy, even-keeled, no longer agitated. Before when I came home from work I would flip several people off on the way home, then washing my coffee cup and taking off my shoes seemed to require a gargantuan effort. All I could do was lay in bed for several hours. Now I drive home calmly and have the energy to exercise every day after work (which in itself has helped a great deal). I've been feeling this way for about 3 weeks now, which is unheard of for me. Planning on staying with Lexapro 20, Zyprexa 2.5, and keeping Lamictal at 100 for now. My pdoc says we can slowly bump it up to 200 if needed in the future.
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