Posted by TomG on September 17, 2002, at 16:07:10
In reply to Re: Should I Give Up On Lamictal?, posted by Peter S. on September 17, 2002, at 15:05:53
Pete,
How do you tell if you are cycling? I usually feel bad all the time as far as depression. I only have had about 7-8 episodes of clear-cut hypomania in the last year. What is your cycling like? At what dosage did you start to feel effects?
I'm up to 600mg (supposedly the maximum dose). I am feeling a lot of benefits, although I'm still cycling.
> If there are no side effects you may want to go up to the maximum just to see if you get any benefit.
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> > I gave Lamictal six weeks at 150mg and have been on 200mg for a week now. I have felt nothing positive or negative from the drug (no unbearable side effects). I have given each dosage a chance to work. My depression is mainly apathetic, feeling extremely slowed down, and anxiety. Have any of you had absolutely no response at all until a higher dosage is reached above 200mg? This is the only medicine that I'm taking for bipolar II. Should I give up on Lamictal?
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