Posted by polarbear206 on February 18, 2012, at 12:45:28
In reply to Re: lamicital with AD starting up, posted by never2late on February 17, 2012, at 23:25:28
> SLS,
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> I am not taking 300 because my doc only wants me to change one thing at a time in order to gauge my response. I mentioned to him that I was feeling better once starting the 150 for 14 days then felt depression creeping back in the next 14 days with uneven moods throughout the day.
> huLu
> He told me the next two things he would like bme to try were lamictil, to help control the mood swings, and Intuniv ( you were right on the mark). I chose to start the lamictal first, as I have my sisters wedding coming up at the end of March and wanted to not be a sad sack on her special day. Intuniv might be down the road if the restlessness did not dissipate on its own. He said that the NE stimulation that might have positive effects on my brain might effect my body in negative ways. Thus the intuniv would counter that. This is my own words but I think thats what he was getting at.
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> The other reason he was satisfied with the 150 effexor was because I had been feeling restless during the day, wired but tired at some points. He said that due to the fact that I was taking Concerta and Ritalin that my NE stimulation was sufficient at this time and wanted to see if my body adjusted to the effexor in the next 4 weeks and what the impact of the lamictal would be as an adjunct.
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> He did say that after reaching 50 mg it would be very easy to determine if it was a good fit for me. He said he has used in a couple of patients and it was the missing piece of the puzzle in treating the depression and mood instability.
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> Hi. Check out psycheducation.org....top left link for soft bipolar. Be very patient with titrating the lamictal...it's been, worth the wait for me...12 years of success on lamictal.....caution....mixing stimulants with ad's and mood stabilizers can counteract and set you up for failure thus caexacerbate moods My sweet spot is 200mg Lamictal and 300mg of effexor.
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