Posted by Emme on August 27, 2004, at 8:22:14
In reply to RE:getting more depressed on lamictal? » CraigD, posted by theo on August 27, 2004, at 7:15:02
My pdoc has said it can take several weeks to get an AD response from Lamictal - or at least to get the maximum benefit that you're going to get. Don't give up on it too soon.
> I'm not taking any antidepressant yet, but started on Lamictal 12 weeks ago and got to max dose 150mg. When I started at 25mg and everytime I increased dose by 25mg, I would feel good for a few days and then the good feeling would wear off. It leveled out at 100mg and when I went to 125mg felt no initial good feeling and the same at 150mg.
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> Even though this is a small dose, my doc was mainly prescribing it to me for antidepressant effects.
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> I did stay at 150mg for about 15 days and felt like sitting on my couch and staring at the wall. Not depressed but lack of interest to do anything I normally enjoy doing, movies, workout, etc.
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> I saw my doc yesterday and she dropped me back down to 100mg and wants me to give it a few weeks to see how I do. If it's still bogging me down I'll scrap it and try something different.
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> I was really kind of bummed because I thought Lamictal might be the one, plus it takes so long to get to a theraputic dose.
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