Posted by fires on March 2, 2005, at 22:12:01
In reply to Re: Lamictal + Cymbalta, anyone? » fires, posted by shoebox on March 2, 2005, at 18:05:37
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> > I'm in the midst of possibly being Dxed with BP II. See my pdoc tomorrow.
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> > Cymbalta + Wellbutrin and then Effexor + Lamictal were NOT good for me.
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> Hmm--why two ADs together? That seems like a bad idea to me. What was the pdoc thinking there?
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> I was not successful with Lamictal-plus-an-AD until I went back on Prozac after a ten year "hiatus". The current combination is as good as I've felt in my whole life. I was on almost every other AD you can name, either alone or in combination with Lamictal.
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> Unfortunately, the Prozac has destroyed my sleep--I now experience very little REM sleep and nothing deeper than Stage 2--so I have to shop around again. I can barely keep my eyes open on most days--no way to live! Here I thought I had it licked. :-(
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Here's a link to an article which has an overly simplistic explanation of why combining ADs can be good:
poster:fires
thread:465562
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20050227/msgs/465759.html