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Jan 29, 2011, 02:23 PM
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Why are some Dr's so reluctant to use lamictal when a person is so d
epressed. I have been on Wellbutrin for 3 years and I don't think it is helping anymore. I keep flipping from anxiety to depression or both at the same time. I am so tired all the time and people keep asking whats wrong with me. I don't want all the people I know what my issues are. I am very frustrated. |
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Jan 29, 2011, 03:05 PM
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From my knowledge, lamictal is more of a mood stabilizer. It doesn't kick in quickly to stop depression. Plus, long-term use is now being noted to cause really bad side effects. I know, because it happened to me. One social worker told me that the pdoc he works with will no longer even prescribe it at all!
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Jan 30, 2011, 10:52 AM
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yes lamictal is a mood stablizer but it has been used "off label" to treat depression. Many may be reluctant to prescribe it because the chances of developing a rash from it are fairly high as far as incidences of side effects are concerned. Some even develop a life threatening rash called Steven Johnson's syndrome....but that is very rare.
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Jan 31, 2011, 05:59 AM
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I'm on Lamictin. I was told it would help with the depressive side of bipolar, but I haven't found it very helpful really. Wellbutrin helped me tremdously with the depression.
Yes, it is a mood stabiliser. It takes a good few weeks to titrate up to a therapeutic dose.
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Feb 01, 2011, 11:42 PM
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ive been on lamictal for 3 years. it kee
 ps me pretty stable. but it has flatlined my emotions,klonopin seems to help my anxiety but also affects my balance.
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