Posted by Lushkins on April 15, 2005, at 15:47:14
In reply to Re: Lamictal » Lushkins, posted by jclint on April 15, 2005, at 10:12:25
My e-mail is simon_ward_17@hotmail.com, so anyone hit me, and pick my brain anytime. (Now you all know my real name!!!!)
I am doing pretty good lately since I increased to 250mg, my family has noticed a change in me, not a big one but still a positive change. I feel better than I show my family, I know this may sound strange but I have been in my own dark world for a long time, it may take a while for me to come out of my shell.
I like many of you guys have had real bad insomnia on this med despite taking it in the morning. My mind just won't shut up, but after just 4hrs of very light sleep I feel ready to go, although I do look like frankenstein. I hope this inproves as I don't want to take any more meds at this point in time.
I just went up to 275mg 2 days ago, and I am experiencing the same old activation as I usually do with each increase, this probabily accounts for the insomnia. This activation feeling is sometimes pleasent in the right situation, but in a one on one conversation I am a bit on edge to say the least, but say on a night out I can be the life and soul of the party (I am usually very shy, unless hypomanic).What I have found is that at the lower doses the intial happy feelings fade. But at the higher doses which was for me 200mg plus, the good feelings faded and then gradually came back. My theory is that the increase sort of destabalises the mood to start of with and then the real thearpeutic effects show themselves. This probabily attributes to the anger that I experience to begin with on each new dose.
"did I really just swallow my meds" or "what was I doing just 10 minutes ago."
I get this as well and I think I have double dose/missed a dose on occasions.
Anyway sorry to ramble.
Lushkins
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