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Originally Posted by A Red Panda
Newgal:
I'm only pretty recently on 50mg of Lamictal. I started it while coming off of sertraline which was a bad idea for me. So the first bit of time on lower doses has seen me rather up and down and I went pretty much right into a low depression for a bit.
I've been steadily levelling off though, and am still just on the 50mg. Not sure how long I'm meant to stay on that because I don't really remember what the pdoc said. But it does level off.
Did your pdoc tell you to keep taking more and more of the saphris? From what it sounds like he only told you to take 10mg and you upped that on your own...
What meds are you currently already taking?
sounds like Geodon, Lamictal, Klonopin and Saphris? I hope that they help and that you're only taking what your pdoc said to take!
Have you tried anything else that's been mentioned in the thread to try and reign in the mania? I hope today is a bit easier for you!
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RedPanda, I'm taking 25 mg lamical now, 10 mg saphris, klonopin prn (but usually 2 1mg tabs at bedtime since my sleep is so bad, and maybe 1/2 pill twice during daytime for anxiety. Occasionally I take provigil for fatigue. Oh yes, the geodon too, but I think the doc may have me stop that. I see him again next Tuesday.
I took the "extra" saphris just that one day, per pdoc's instructions. I'm making an effort to adhere to this doc's instructions. I didn't with the last one, b/c he was so hard to reach and I was desperate. (I know, bad idea.)
After 2 nights on starting dose of lamictal, I feel really groggy in a.m., and just slightly more tired than pre-lamictal during the day. I'm going to hang in there and hope the apparent tiredness s/e wears off. I've heard so many good things about lamictal that I really want to hang in there with it.