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Old May 05, 2013, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by skyerat View Post
When I first started Lamictal a year ago, I had amazing results at 200mg. After 3 months, the effect wore off. I wonder if it was a "placebo" effect? Now I'm at 600 mg and am still having mixed episodes but primarily severe depression. My pdoc says the average bp is on 4.2 meds. I have many of them and no relief. At 900 mg of lithium I began to experience profound confusion; also with seroquil. Abilify sent my hypo-mania through the roof. I am despairing of finding a med or combination of meds that will work. I haven't tried the new ones 'cuz they are so expensive and I don't have insurance. Am starting therapy again soon. That helps, some. Working with my Alanon sponsor helps too. I wish there was a magic pill that would make all this go away. I want a life; a normal life, whatever that is.
Thx for the info, I just started 200 MG of Lamictal today.
Maybe I'll start to feel better soon. I've been so depressed
that I haven't been to church in 6 weeks. I started out on
900 MG on lithium once depression started in the winter,
it was increased to 1800 MG. it still didn't help w/ my
depression so that's were Lamictal came in to play.
I haven't tried many meds, I took one AP. I can't
take AD b/c they cause me mania. I'm banking
one Lamictal so I don't have to start over w/,another
med.
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