Posted by Joe Bloe on February 22, 2007, at 17:06:08
In reply to Re: Lamictal effects by day 5? PDoc says 'no' » Joe Bloe, posted by circusboy on February 22, 2007, at 15:38:23
> By the end of the second week at 25mg the side-effects seemed to diminish.I'm on day 2 of 12.5 mgs. I feel much less difficulty concentrating than at 25 mgs. I am still feeling much better: less depression, anxiety, etc., so I want to give it a chance. Hopefully I will feel them diminish at 12.5 and I can go up from there in dose as necessary.
> I should be more specific about the side-effects:
> - Diminished sleep quality. I've been waking up way earlier than I want to, and haven't been able to fall back asleep.This seemed like a problem at 25 mgs, but I slept well last night.
> - Slowed thinking. Small memory/word recall impairment. More trouble making connections.
Yes. Hopefully this passes as well. I am going to try some choline with it.
> - Blurry vision. Also (though this has almost gone away) slower urine stream. Feels like desipramine in this way! (There is a paper on PubMed about lamotrigine binding to nicotonic receptors).
When you say "binding to nicotonic receptors," does this mean that Lam has an effect similar to nicotine (does nicotine also effect the sodium channels?), or is it the opposite? I had a cigarette on the Lam and I felt like I had smoked 3 at once, which makes me think it is the former.
Thanks
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