Posted by chiron on September 9, 2008, at 22:11:56
In reply to lamictal experts - quetionn?, posted by ricker on September 8, 2008, at 11:42:45
I'm definitely not an expert. It's such a not-so-fun gamble. I had also been on just ADs for about 20 yrs, mostly Zoloft. I would suspect it caused later "soft" cycling. I increased my dose once & it made me more depressed. I have been on Lamictal about a year now. I haven't noticed any magical effects, but I would guess it has helped me stabilize somewhat. I am up to 300. I read all these happy stories about getting to the right dose and the world turns around, but I guess that's not going to happen to me. All of the other stabilizers I tried had terrible effects on me.
I also take Celexa, Wellbutrin, and Xanax.
Anyway... You could still be adjusting to the Lamictal. If you haven't been on 100mg of the Lamictal for very long I would wait and see if it passes. Many people experience agitation when titrating that usually goes away. And people vary on what dose works for them. It sucks to wait, but it also sucks if you get worse and don't know what it is.
If you decreased Zoloft at the same time you started Lamictal that's hard to be sure what gave the mood improvement, or both?
I would guess that it might be best to stay at that Lamictal dose for a while longer to see if it gets better. If it does, probably increase it some more before Zoloft. If not- maybe increase Zoloft, decrease Lam, or add to...?
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