Posted by tendency on May 25, 2005, at 18:43:39
In reply to Re: TOPAMAX and LAMICTAL together????, posted by bipolarspectrum on May 25, 2005, at 18:09:56
> Hey J,
> Thanx for the feedback... I'm currrently on 15 mg zyprexa and 67.5 mg lamictal.. I sleep 12 hours a night, then take the lamictal and become very agitated for the next couple hours.. I get into fights with my girlfriend whom i seem to take my agitation out on... I'd love to substitute topamax for lamotrigine in this combination but my pdoc wants to continue to build up the lamictal 15 mg at a time...
> bps
> ps. as i said on a previous message, a psychopharm pdoc i know just completed a study on ~ 75 bipolars and found that topamax had an antidepressant effect
>ive been on topamax for about 5 weeks now and ive found it to be working pretty well at controlling my anger and hostility. it's a med that really works on the temporal lobes so if you have issues there do look into it.
it's a tricky med as far as dosing goes; a little too much or too little and you can feel much worse.
for me if i go to 100 my anger is noticeably worsened but greatly improved at 75mg.
tried lamictal (up to 200mgs) for about 8 months and found it did next to nothing for my anger.
good luck
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