Posted by Gary_SSRI_Guy on June 9, 2008, at 10:21:31
Brief story: My brother died at age 39 18 mos. ago. I was fully functioning as an RN x 15 yrs. with occasional panic attacks, thats it.
After my brother died, I developed severe anxiety, and severe depression. I've tried many meds, but here is my current regimen:
Zoloft 100mg qd, Lamictal 200mg qd, Xanax xr 0.5mg bid, Klonopin 1mg bid, propanolol 10mg bid
I've been on this regimen after lots of experimenting with Respirdal and Lexapro, and Wellbutrin, none of which helped me.
Current symptoms: Shaky and Nervous real bad out of bed in the a.m. and also disoriented for first hour after awakening. Anxious all day, foggy head and a little depersonalizing, dizzy at times and still depressed. Again, no Panic Attacks
Here is my question: Can lamictal be causing all of these symptoms ? My anxiety seems to have worsened, the nervousness and shakiness I don't remember ever being there. The dizzyness and headaches are also new. I've been having these symptoms for about a mos. and have been on the lamictal at 200mg for about 2 mos. all of the above symptoms have really worsened over the last 3 weeks or so. I cut my Lamictal to 100mg this a.m. as I can't think of anything else that could be causing this. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Gary
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