Posted by Starlight on August 27, 2004, at 11:30:10
In reply to RE:getting more depressed on lamictal? ? CraigD, posted by theo on August 27, 2004, at 7:15:02
I would say that the Lamictal has limited anti depressant effects that appear in the beginning, and then it's mainly a mood stabilizer that may not be enough to stave off depression. I take 300 mgs and think it's a good drug for mood stabilization, but that an anti-depressant will likely need to be added eventually. I too found that the initial high wore off after a while, but it's still a very effective drug for what it does. The trick is to understand that it's not fully effective for lifting a long term depression. You might look for some research regarding this and take it with you to your next appointment since I don't think a lot of doctors have a good understanding of it.
At least mine didn't. He was determined to get me on lithium or depakote. I went and did all the research and then came back with a stack of articles, to which he responded that it wasn't FDA approved. I said "Don't even get me started on the FDA!" and he finally gave in and thank god! Much, much, much better drug than either one of those! No side effects, no having to test the liver or get blood levels.
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