Thread: More Lamictal??
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Old Nov 08, 2005, 06:16 AM
jesseryn jesseryn is offline
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I've been taking Lamictal for at least three months now (I've also been taking Adderall for a month).

Before starting Adderall, I was still having very mild depression (rapid cycling , so it's hard to notice at times). I know that Adderall tend to accelerate cycling, or just cause general instability of moods (like a crash from the energy rush).

I still feel the mild depression, BUT it completely vanishes as soon as I take Lamictal every night. Which stimulates me a bit, but mainly makes me feel more stable. Since I never had this problem before of daily worsening of my mood (in the evening, about 15 hours after taking it) I'm thinking it may be that Adderall is raising the speed at which I metabolize things.

Even if not, I should probably split the dose. But shouldn't it be lasting at least most of the day? I also think that I should be taking more (like 225mg instead of 200mg) as my moods seem to be a little shifty still, with the mild depression bringing me down a bit. Does anyone take 225mg? I've been told that it's used for treatment resistant depression, but I mainly need more stability in general. Since I just need a slight tweaking to be at an utterly stable mood, would it be justifiable to up the dose?