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Originally Posted by starshinelady
This is by no means me asking medical advice, but I wanted to reach out to other people who take/have taken Lamictal. I was just diagnosed as being on the Bipolar Spectrum (probably type II but my psychiatrist is still working on classification). I was prescribed Lamictal. 25 mg. for 2 weeks, then 50 mg. and so on.
How can you tell if Lamictal is working? How does it make you feel if it's working?
Also, will Lamictal help with my sleep problems? Should I take it in the morning or evening?
Thanks in advance!
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I take mine first thing in the morning. I couldn't tell a difference until I was on 100 mg. I had a short stint of "good" on 50mg but then "plateaued". I could tell it was working because I felt calmer and clearer headed. My sleep patterns still aren't worked out but my doctor thinks that will happen when I get to 200 mg (I'm on 150 mg). She even tried me on a number of sleeping pills. The only one that worked was the one that my insurance won't cover (go figure). So, I would buy 6 pills at a time on cash. I tried Melatonin last night with mixed results. I was able to fall asleep fine, woke up around 1 am, then fell back asleep around 4 and slept until 6:30. That's good for me.
I hope you get to feeling bettter soon.