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Posted by qbsbrown on October 12, 2005, at 8:47:29
I'm at a loss when to take this med. I feel the antidepressant effects which are good. Only problem is popping up out of bed at 5 am. That's if i'm taking it in the morning.
Anyone else experience this? Any advice?
Thanks
Posted by ClearSkies on October 12, 2005, at 10:15:11
In reply to Lamictal: Got anyone waking up very early????????, posted by qbsbrown on October 12, 2005, at 8:47:29
I am sleeping much less with this medication and feel that I have more energy. I do think that my depression was making me sleep more, so now I don't know if I'm getting enough sleep or not. i suppose if I start becoming exhausted during the day I'll know.
It's improved since the 'tired but wired" feeling I had at first. I've been at 100mg for 2 weeks now. I'm not going to be titrating up to 200mg unless I have to.
Posted by qbsbrown on October 12, 2005, at 12:49:01
In reply to Re: Lamictal: Got anyone waking up very early???????? » qbsbrown, posted by ClearSkies on October 12, 2005, at 10:15:11
I kind of agree. It's throwing my depression for a loop, wanting to sleep more than anything (and the depression will fight hard to stay alive). waking up early w/ energy, doesn't know what to do. I'll think of it as a good side effect, and the antidepressant effects taking place. Just worried about crashing at 5pm.
Posted by Bill LL on October 12, 2005, at 16:26:05
In reply to Re: Lamictal: Got anyone waking up very early????, posted by qbsbrown on October 12, 2005, at 12:49:01
I have paradoxical reactions. On the one hand, I do wake up earlier than pre-Lamictal. On the other hand, I then take my morning dose of Lamictal and it makes me calm enough to go back to sleep.
But I also take Provigil and Lexapro when I first wake up, so I'm not sure which is doing what.
Posted by qbsbrown on October 13, 2005, at 18:25:23
In reply to Re: Lamictal: Got anyone waking up very early????, posted by Bill LL on October 12, 2005, at 16:26:05
Also the insomnia is pretty brutal. Sucks, because it's the only drug that pulls me out of serious depression. Is it worth it to go on another sleeping pill (seroquel)? I dunno.
No matter how early in the morn i take it, the insomnia is still there.
Posted by octopusprime on October 15, 2005, at 6:27:06
In reply to Re: Lamictal: Got anyone waking up very early????, posted by qbsbrown on October 13, 2005, at 18:25:23
well, it is 4:23 am and I have been up since 2 am. This is day three on lamictal 25 mg. I have withdrawn from my nightly seroquel 50mg because of side effects (twitching and seizue). Last two nights before I took Klonopin 0.5 mg and I got a full night's sleep. However pdoc's instructions were to take the Klonopin if I felt too wound up to sleep, not to help me stay asleep.
My doc told me that once I was on the correct dose, my sleep problems would go away? My husband thinks I have sleep apnea so if the symptoms persist I think I am going to ask for a sleep study.
my muddled $0.02
Posted by fuchsia on October 15, 2005, at 7:00:52
In reply to Re: Lamictal: Got anyone waking up very early????, posted by qbsbrown on October 13, 2005, at 18:25:23
I've been waking at 5 am also. Like Bill though I can go back to sleep after taking the morning dose.
I upped the dose 2 weeks ago and last week there was a noticeable antidepressant effect and I got very little sleep. This week I am sleeping heaps more and I've slumped into depression again.
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