Thread: Lamictal
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Old Oct 11, 2013, 11:00 AM
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I'm really encouraged by people's positive responses to Lamictal. I just started it around 6 weeks ago but recently got up to my 100mg target dose since we were slowly increasing 25mg/week. I'm still not feeling the benefits of it but I'm trying to be patient because I've heard good things about it... and so many of you just reported positive experiences.

I'm on really similar meds as you. I've been on Abilify and Wellbutrin (although I don't think I was taking the simultaneously) and I'm currently on Klonapin and Adderall (among Lamictal, Geodon, and Pristiq). While I haven't felt the benefits of the Lamictal yet, I haven't had any side effects either. I believe that starting the medication slowly and building it up helps counteract the scary side effects (my pdoc did this slower than usual because of the scary rash thing). I feel like Lamictal may work.

As for the dopey ness... I feel like the Klonapin effects me more-- do you take yours as needed or daily? I take mine every night so I get the benefits without feeling foggy. The adderall also helps me focus... there's the option of increasing your Adderall dosage if you do feel foggy/out of it.
Thanks for this!
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