Posted by bulldog2 on July 5, 2009, at 15:24:30
In reply to Discontinuing Lamictal -- how fast?, posted by fires on July 5, 2009, at 12:05:59
> I've been on Lamictal in combination with Parnate for several years. I recently added Neurontin to the above. My response to Neurontin has been so good, that I want to try to discontinue Lamictal. (Bipolar, mild hypomania).
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> My pdoc stated that although increasing the dose has to be done slowly, decreasing the dose can be done quite rapidly.
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> Has anyone ever discontinued Lamictal rapidly? If so, just how rapidly? (I take 150 mg x 2/day)
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> If hypopmania returns, I can make a quick u turn.I have found neurontin to be very synergistic with other medications. I think it may very well work without the lamictal. If you can function on one mood stabilizer that is ideal. Of course the least amount of drugs is the best situation.
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