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Jan 23, 2011, 07:11 PM
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MY doctor uses Geodon and Klonopin for sleep and a stabilizer.
I am on Wellbutrin for depression and Ritalin to boost my energy level. I am interested in using Lamictal but he says it causes weight gain which he knows would bother me. I read so many positive comments on how well it works to stabilize but I worry that I would have to go off my other meds and then I would not be able to sleep. Does anyone have any comments? 
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Jan 24, 2011, 04:06 AM
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I haven't found Lamictal to cause weight gain, and it's marketed as being weight neutral.
I take Lamictal and Wellbutrin, plus Klonopin as needed (I'm BP II)
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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Jan 24, 2011, 08:40 AM
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Lamictal is weight neutral. Never had a problem with it causing weight gain.
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Jan 24, 2011, 08:57 AM
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I was put on Lamictal and actually lost about 5 lbs within the first few weeks. I have stabilized since then but I have found the opposite - I lost weight.
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Jan 24, 2011, 09:42 AM
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Yeah, my appetite decreased and I lost weight
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"I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed. Robert H. Schuller" Current dx: Bipolar Disorder Unspecified Current Meds: Epitec (Lamotrigine) 300mg, Solian 50mg, Seroquel 25mg PRN, Metformin 500mg, Klonopin prn |
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Jan 24, 2011, 10:50 AM
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I have been on Lamictal since Feb 2010 and I have actually LOST weight. It does not cause weight gain from what I have found, but it is listed as a possible side effect.
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