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I talked to my doctor about it yesterday, but my medication "cocktail" has been really bothering my body lately. Sometimes my lips go numb, stomach aches that keep me in bed, and confusion. She said it might be the new med (could be) but since I'm on such a low dose I don't even know why I'd be having such a strong reaction. The only other time I have felt like this was when I accidentally overdosed, except not as severe.
My med list right now is: 400mg Lamictal (200mg at rise 200mg at bed) 100mg Seroquel (bed) 10mg Cipralex (bed) 2mg Clonazepam as needed From what I've learned, the therapeutic range for Lamictal is around 100-200mg, but can be higher. Still, it kind of scares me that I'm on twice what is considered to be the norm regular therapeutic dosage. Could that be whats making me sick? Other than the sickness, I feel better mentally then I have in many years. That makes me reluctant to change even if I'm feeling physically sick. |
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Which one of those is the new med for you?
Does your doctor think you should keep with the current cocktail, drop the new med, or just live with the negative physical effects?
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I take a lot of meds too--but a different cocktail:
lamictal: 150 mg Abilify: 30 mgs Wellbutrin: 300-450 mgs Dexedrine: 40 mgs Wow, you do take a lot of lamictal...I have never heard of such a high dose. But, I am not a doctor. I would definitely talk with your doc again...
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Abilify--25 mg
Lamictal--300 mg Concerta--72 mg Trazodone--150 mg klonopin--not sure what the dosage is--2 pills at night Provigil--400 mg thyroid med high blood pressure med high cholesterol med Potassium med back pain as needed--muscle relaxant My family is horrified at all I take & I wish I could just get rid of it all...Bipolar 1.--Suzy |
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Colostid 1Gm 1-2x/daily
Cymbalta 90mg PO Daily Exforge 10/160 Daily Lamictal 200mg Daily Lotronex 1mg PO Daily Multivitamin PO Daily Wellbutrin XL 300mg PO Daily Inderal XR 120mg PO HS prilosec PO HS Claritin generic PO most days Mucinex generic PO most days Ativan 1mg PO prn Benadryl generic 25-50mg PO prn Imitrex 100mg PO prn Lomotil PO prn Naprosyn generic 220mg PO prn I have seen Lamictal given as frequently as 200mg 3x day at the inpatient facility where I work. 400mg is given more frequently than the above 600mg but I agree, 200mg is the most "average. |
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Lamictal 400mg (100mg 4x/day)
Seroquel 125mg nite Lunesta 2mg bedtime Klonopin 4mg (1mg 4x/day) Ativan 1 mg up to 4 mg/day as needed Lithium 600mg Iodine 225mg gotta just get those labs done OFTEN!! physical health vs. mental health the choice is yours |
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375 mg Effexor XR
60 mg Celexa 3 mg Risperidone 5 Mg Clonazapam 75 mg Naltrexone 250 mg Disulfiram They all have overlapping side effects so I'm never really sure what's causing what. And here I once told my pdoc, that I didn't want to be drugged up. splitimage |
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Since I don't sleep more than 3 hours a night meds provider wants to add Serequel (sp?). Don't want to add any more meds...--Suzy
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
girlbassplayer said: I talked to my doctor about it yesterday, but my medication "cocktail" has been really bothering my body lately. Sometimes my lips go numb, stomach aches that keep me in bed, and confusion. She said it might be the new med (could be) but since I'm on such a low dose I don't even know why I'd be having such a strong reaction. The only other time I have felt like this was when I accidentally overdosed, except not as severe. My med list right now is: 400mg Lamictal (200mg at rise 200mg at bed) 100mg Seroquel (bed) 10mg Cipralex (bed) 2mg Clonazepam as needed From what I've learned, the therapeutic range for Lamictal is around 100-200mg, but can be higher. Still, it kind of scares me that I'm on twice what is considered to be the norm regular therapeutic dosage. Could that be whats making me sick? Other than the sickness, I feel better mentally then I have in many years. That makes me reluctant to change even if I'm feeling physically sick. </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> This is a huge help>>>>http://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.php I know for me, I could not tolerate mor than 175mg of Lamictal===potent med! That's the trade off: better mental health vs. physical "sickness" ![]() take care- |
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Sorry I took so long to respond.
The new med was the Cipralex. I still feel pretty sick a lot, but I don't want to change meds since it's working out alright. IS there anything I can really do to help with the sickness? Drink more water? I already have to drink a fair bit to help with dry mouth but I just wish I could find some kind of... something to help with the sickness. |
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Doctor said she wanted me to stick with it and see if gets better (3 weeks ago). I sure her Thursday so I can check with her about it again. She's going to be raising the Cipralex dose, I'm sure.
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