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#1
Jan 03, 2013, 05:06 PM
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I'm on 400 and still too damn irratable over things if I'm impatient or don't get what I want I blow up. would going beyond 400 be beneficial for that?
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#2
Jan 03, 2013, 07:08 PM
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Probably not. Have they considered perhaps combining lithium with the lamictal? Are you in therapy to work on your problems with temper, etc.?
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#3
Jan 03, 2013, 08:42 PM
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I second the Lithium idea.
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#4
Jan 03, 2013, 11:45 PM
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I take 150mg. I was stepping up the med and hit 150mg and my Pdoc and I decided to just "sit there" for a while.. I think it just took time for my body to adjust to it, well any med to be honest. I do also take Lithium but it was my second try on lithium that worked, first time I was too impatient for results lol
I'm sorry I can't remember if you had tried it or not. I hope you find something soon that gives you some relief.
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Jan 04, 2013, 12:34 AM
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Before I went off my meds I was on 600mg lamictal (lamotrigine) and 2mg risperidone. I had good days and bad but overall my temper was fairly stable with a few rages. After a year off we tried Geodon and good lord did I rage. Now on 15mgs Abilify by itself and have not had a single tantrum. She's still thinking of going ahead and raising me to 20mg because my emotions are still a bit erratic but then so's my life.
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Jan 04, 2013, 12:34 AM
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In my experience with medications, if something is meant to be for me, it starts working at reasonable doses. I was taking Seroquel and it did not work and upping it till 900 mg still did not work. Plus, higher doses translate into worse side effects as a matter of rule. Better try a new medicatiion.
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#7
Jan 04, 2013, 08:41 AM
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never tried lithium but I'm afraid of the side effects such as fatigue and weight gain
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#8
Jan 04, 2013, 09:59 AM
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I'll volunteer to do it! I'll go five hundred... do we hear six? lol....
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Jan 04, 2013, 10:59 AM
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That is what happened to me I hit 400 but the anger was all coming back. I loved lithium but the side effects for me were to much but I would definitely give it a try. I did not gain any weight I just peed all the time so it kept me up all night and my skin broke out in horrible cystic acne. I was already prone to this acne so I think it just aggravated it. it really mellowed me out. I am now trying tegretol.
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#10
Jan 04, 2013, 04:44 PM
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Lithium has caused me no fatigue and for me its weight neutral. I have no side effects from Lamictal and Lithium. All the other AP's caused me ridiculous amounts of side effects and were not helpful.
Everyone is of course different.
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