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Jul 29, 2017, 12:38 AM
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I have been IP for a week now. My pdoc added Saphris and I am now up to 10 mg twice a day. He has reduced my Prozac from 20 - 10 mg and added Lamictal 25 mg last night. I also take Lithium 900 mg and Clonazepam.
How long does it take to titrate up to am effective dose on Lamictal? I am in a deep depression and long for relief, if it works at all. I haven't been this low in recent memory and have SI. I just want to stabilise enough to get home and start my uni studies next week. Does Lamicatal work well for depression in anyone?
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Jul 29, 2017, 02:28 AM
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Lamictal does help with depression by helping to prevent depression following a mania.
You have to slowly increase the lamictal....it takes a while. therapeutic dose is 200mg. soit will be 25mg for a week the 50mg for a week then so on. sorry sweetie, I wish it were sooner. bizi
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Jul 29, 2017, 04:11 AM
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Damn ... I was hoping for it to be quicker but I guess I have to watch out for nasty side effects.
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Jul 29, 2017, 02:40 PM
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It took me 8 weeks to get to 200mg.
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Jul 29, 2017, 04:07 PM
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Jul 29, 2017, 06:49 PM
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Thankfully my mood has shot up so waiting for Lamictal to work should be no problem. Nurses think I'm hypomanic but I think I'm just happy to not be depressed. Time will tell I guess.
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Jul 29, 2017, 07:07 PM
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Hope the hypo signals the end of your depression. That one was pretty dark.
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Jul 29, 2017, 07:51 PM
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I sure hope everything goes smoothly and you get some relief soon. I don't know the answer to your med question but I'm sure someone who knows will fill you in. (((Hugs)))
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Jul 29, 2017, 08:23 PM
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The good thing is that Lamictal works really well for so many people.
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Jul 29, 2017, 10:19 PM
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They might titrate you up faster if you're in the hospital. When I started lamictal many years ago I was in the hospital and the inpatient doctor took me from 25mg of lamictal to 200mg in three days and I was fine. I felt a lot better immediately.
I hope it works out for you.
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Jul 29, 2017, 11:18 PM
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It didn't help me until 150mg
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