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Originally Posted by Josana
I have been gradually increasing my Lamictal from 25 to 50 and just started on 100 - it has been about 5 weeks, and I still don't feel the effects, unfortunately. Well - maybe I'm just meant to be depressed all the time and that is my general mood - which wouldn't really be very helpful. I'm wondering if bi-polar disorder is sort of being tossed around too much these days, and whether I am just destines to be depressed for the rest of my life...grim outlook - but I just am not feeling as well as you all. Any thoughts?
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It took me getting to 200 mg and maintaining that level for a week or two before I felt better. I think I only just started to feel some of the effects at around 7 weeks and 150 mg. Don't give up hope yet that this med will help. It takes a while, but for a lot of people, me included, it changed our lives. It is also possible that this isn't the med for you, but it is too soon to really detremine that as usually a theraputic level isn't reached until around 200 mg. You have to have patience and you will find the one that works for you.
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