Posted by theo on October 22, 2005, at 16:19:09
In reply to Lamictal and paranoia, posted by heatherann on October 22, 2005, at 14:23:33
> Has anyone ever felt they had increased paranoid symptoms while taking a high dose of lamictal (i was taking 200 twice per day - i've dropped down to 100 2x and now i can stop or not act on the thoughts when they come, which is less often and less intense than when on higher dose)
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> has anyone had this type of withdrawal symptom from lamictal: tingling under skin sort of like electricity or when your foot has been asleep; sort of tingling tongue and lips, metalic feeling; sometimes feels like touching a frozen flag pole, almost burns for a split second
>Lamictal gave me kind of a paranoid anxiety with each dose increase. It also made me feel like my brain was soaking in warm water, kind of a burning sensation. It was so strange it scared me so I stopped taking it. I found it ineffective in that the antidepressant effect pooped out 2 weeks after each dose increase. I finally gave up at 200mg.
Yes, I had some tingling when I stopped for a short time and also the "warming of the brain" feeling took a while to go away.
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