Posted by alexcanada on March 26, 2013, at 20:41:49
In reply to My attempt to discontinue Lamictal = relapse., posted by SLS on March 26, 2013, at 6:58:47
I was losing my motivation this morning too during what I believe what a horrendous Anafranil + ritalin interaction. My mood was in a horribly negative state.
The cognition aspect is so difficult. Do you recall what your baseline is like? Such as when you are on very few meds or no meds? Or what is your personal diagnosis?
Lamictal I found to provide some very positive relief in terms of anxiety and some positive mood but unfortunately the cognitive side effects made me incapable of tolerating it. Though I have issues tolerating many meds and my deep melancholic symptoms are not a proper fit for lamictal anyway.
Have you attempted much in terms of alternatives such as supplements and herbals? I had some very positive benefit from Licorice root but it unfortunately interacts with SSRIs and likely SNRIs too. It provided me with some increased sense of peacefulness, positivity, and remarkably empathy. Though it increased anxiety.
> I attempted to discontinue Lamictal in the hope that my cognition and memory would improve. They did. Unfortunately, I relapsed within a week of discontinuation. I have had to restart Lamictal and will return to a dosage of 200 mg/day. At some point, I might attempt to reduce the dosage to 150 mg/day, but for now, I am looking to reestablish a stable antidepressant response.
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> I am left feeling demoralized and doomed. I am less optimistic about my future. I am too far from remission to return to work, and I am sick and tired of being so ill. I am losing my motivation to fight and push against my depression. It is ridiculous to be on 7 different drugs and not feel more than 50% well. What choice do I have? I have attempted to remove each drug except for the antidepressants (Parnate and nortriptyline). I relapsed with each attempt, demonstrating to me that I need all 7 drugs in order to receive any relief. My dependency on medication is upsetting.
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