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Well, wow.
So for the past 2 days I was feeling the brain waves of unmistakable med withdrawal. For two days there were more than a few times when I felt I might pass out. I couldn't understand what was going on, thought perhaps I'd skipped a medication. I went through my meds to check, to be sure I was taking everything I'm prescribed.
That was when I noticed that I have been taking (as prescribed) 425mg of Lamictal, not 225mg.
I'm surprised (and rather dismayed) that my pdoc didn't catch the error - but I blame telefu*k.
Therefore...
stop.
Hold on.
Stay-in-control.
*Deep breath*
Maybe dropping from 425 down to 175 was a bit harsh and would explain the withdrawal symptoms?
So it's back up to 275mg. After taking the 275 last night, I'm doing okay today,
except for the problem I'm struggling with about my therapist. She's been out sick for almost a month and won't be back until (at least) Wednesday. Today I am grappling with the thought that she is being held captive by Nazis. (Nazis, by default, are almost always my subject of paranoia.)
My Nazi-thought doesn't make sense to me, yet I cannot let go of the possibility. It's tiring, and causes anxiety.
I don't, however, believe that the paranoid notion is a result of decreasing Lamictal.
So. Here I am at 275mg, which I will titrate down to 175mg in a week.
And hope that my therapist's captors, if truly there are any, find something better to occupy themselves with than holding my therapist captive. She really needs to be back at work.
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Lamictal: 275mg 7/23/20
(Goal: 175mg on 8/1)
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Last edited by *Beth*; Jul 24, 2020 at 06:56 PM.
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