[robosuplex]

Hello. I am currently adjusting to Lamictal. It is giving me a lot of trouble and I wanted to know if other people had similar difficulties adjusting to new medication.

I am on 50mg and working up to 150. I just upped from 25 last Thursday and was feeling pretty cheerful towards the end of the week. However, I also began working from home again with reduced hours and it's still proving to be too much to handle. I have crying spells during the day and in the middle of the night because I feel so overwhelmed. I also suffer from a complex motor tic disorder which presents itself in convulsions, stuttering and uncontrollable laughter. I get bursts of anger and throw things or punch whatever is nearby and curse loudly. My boyfriend has to restrain me so I don't injure myself. Today in particular, after a few unexpected phone calls and a subsequent breakdown, my boyfriend had to sit next to me the whole day and coax me a step at a time to get me to eat and accomplish any work.

Before starting medication I wasn't functioning well, but I was functioning. I had panic attacks nearly every day but I still could get to work and do a few hours worth. Now I feel like I can't even do that. Driving is scary because I get the urge to ram into other cars. All of this is very reminiscent of emotions I haven't felt since high school.

I fear my pdoc will want to take me off Lamictal and put me on another medication with more severe side effects. Lamictal was very helpful for 5 years through college so I was willing to give it another try. I just want to know if it will get better.

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[Curiosity77]

I'm on Lamictal, but adjusting to it didn't give me any problems. It's been the best med so far for me. If it's doing that to you it might be better to try something else? I do relate to feeling crazy during med changes. It seems like my pdoc makes constant adjustments, so I never know what to expect and sometimes it's pretty hard. I hope you find something that works for you

[robosuplex]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I felt the same way when adjusting to Tegretol earlier this month so I wasn't sure if it was normal or just how I adjust to medication now or what...

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[BipolaRNurse]

I felt the same way in the early days after I started Lamictal. I almost panicked and stopped taking it, but I knew from my research of the drug that those feelings would pass. They did, and now I couldn't imagine life without it. I'm glad I gave it a second chance.

[robosuplex]

Thanks. I think if my pdoc tries to take me off I will stick with it. I'm already almost halfway through the doses and I'd much rather a drug that I'm familiar with than a new one with scarier side effects.

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