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Old Jan 13, 2011, 06:14 PM
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Thank You Ama

I actually had to talk to the nurse today. I am actually starting to get off of lamictal and get BACK on depakote. It actually worked for me.

They told me that I have to cut back my regular 200mg to 100mg for a week.... then be OFF of Lamictal for 3 WEEKS before I start on depakote. They didnt tell me the specifics WHY but hey, I was told by two separate people so... I comply. I just wanted to know if you were ever given any kind of, "Juggling Lamictal and Depakote isnt a good idea" or any kind of talk. Just wondering if that could be an issue of being on both at the same time.
Depakote raises the level of Lamictal in the blood so titration up has to be done slowly. I imagine they want to make sure all the lamictal is out of the blood before putting you on Depakote.