Posted by Ctemene on February 13, 2007, at 19:14:31
In reply to Anyone notice Lamictal as anti-obsessional?, posted by cgd092 on February 11, 2007, at 17:53:05
I've noticed the same thing. After 5 weeks at 100mg I have just this week moved up to 150mg. And over the last few weeks I have noticed less rumination. I am on Lamictal for unipolar depression, not OCD, but like lots of depressed people I do get stuck on certain thoughts and feelings. I'm hoping that this effect of Lamictal will get even better- I still have more ruminations than I would like to have.
> I've been on Lamictal for a couple months now and I feel really...normal. It's meant to be a mood stabilizer, but I'm noticing a lack of certain obsessional thoughts. Now, I don't have OCD, but when anxious/depressed, I get ruminative and fixated on a number of topics. I notice that lately, a couple of particularly bothersome ones have pretty much disappeared. It's like having a craving for something suddenly disappear. It's pleasant. I couldn't find anything on the 'net to indicate Lamictal can be an anti-obsessional, but it seems to be working that way for me. Anyone else? Thanks!
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