Lamictal for treating depression

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Avatar n tn I was put on lamictal for mania because I cannot take any of the traditional mania meds. Lamictal worked for me but I had side effects and had to stop it. Your dr is just following new medication lists.
Avatar f tn What is your actual diagnosis? Lamictal is an odd choice of med if you're treating just depression and an anxiety disorder. Lamictal is typically prescribed for people with bi-polar disorder, which is a COMPLETELY different animal. Besides the Celexa and Lamictal, what other meds have you tried? Are you in therapy? It's hard to say if the itching is just a side effect or if it's related to an adverse reaction. Most allergic reactions would present with a rash.
Avatar f tn Actually I eventually had to be transferred off Lamictal for that very reason although it was quite effective for close to 10 years.. From what my psychopharmcologist said (this could be verified by going to the medication website) "Lamictal can worsen mania at higher levels". That doesn't sound like that is what the cause is from what you are describing as it also has to be at a therapeutic dose to work. And during pregnancy any aspect of bipolar can worsen.
Avatar f tn When I was in a hospital for post-partum depression the doctor I had tried me on Lamictal but I developed a rash on my arm. My meds were switched that same day after a dose of benadryl.
505907 tn?1258369340 I have been labeled as "bipolar" after many years of being diagnosed as severely depressed. My question is on the meds I have taken since. I was seen at Generose - Mayo (where I was first diagnosed b.p.) and there prescribed a very high (in my Psychologist's opinion) dose of Effexor. He thought this was odd. Do you? For the first time in my life I exhibited manic symptoms. My own therapists and family had never seen me act so strangely.
980052 tn?1262967079 Lamictal caused mental dulling and word finding issues for me.
Avatar f tn I started Lamictal three weeks ago and am at 200mg. Started Latuda about four days ago at 80 mg. Serequel 100mg to sleep. Doc says I might have BP. Not sure if it's BP or deep depression. How long does it take for these meds to work? I'm on and off and teary and a bit sick. I'm not hopeless anymore, but still very scared. Does anyone have advice?
Avatar m tn My illness has a mood stabilizer to treat the mania, a moodstabiliser for help with depression because like alot of people with bipolar I can't take antidepressants! I take an antipsychotic and when I have to an anxiety Medication to help with anxiety and panics. I also take Modafinil for ADHD as using a frontline medication that would normally be prescribed can't be used in my case.
Avatar f tn m 45 year old woman and there is lots of family history of mental illness on both sides. I was on prozac for 4-5 years for depression. my new physc put me on lamictal..once i went up to 200mg i felt very very spacey so i am back down to 150. about 5 weeks ago she took me off my prozac and on lithium. I started at 300mg then moved up to 600mg..at that dose i was getting very severe nausia. then last week on tues i started to cry and could not stop..
Avatar m tn i need something for hypo mania and deppreshion..will the lamictal take care of them both?? at 25 mgs 1 aday 2 weeks then 50 mgs aday 2 weeks then 100 mgs aday till seen?????????
Avatar n tn I have been on and off an Effexor/Lamictal combination for a number of years - going off of it when I've lost health insurance or just can't afford it. This time around I've been on it about 1 1/2 years and due to paperwork issues, my new prescription didn't arrive per usual, so my psychiatrist had me immediately go from 600 mg effexor to 300 mg, and now to 150 mg in less then a week. I've also gone down from 450 mg of lamictal to 150 mg.
1220347 tn?1345428521 t understand why he wrote lexapro plus lamictal unless your depression is really bad. should be cautious if you have a bipolar disorder then antidepressants can drive you manic after a while. so better to seek advise from a pdoc. if on the other hand have simple unipolar depression then an antidepress...
Avatar f tn I am on Carbamazeptine, that is for my Epilepsy and Depression. I found that it did not work for my Bipolar even though i was on 800mg and yes, you will need regular blood tests to check your liver and kidney function. If you are concerned about it talk to your Psychiatrist about other options. I did! It is your body and you do have control over what goes into it.
Avatar f tn does anyone have any recommendations for treating depression. Well, I was previously diagnosed with depression and generalized anxiety disorder and panic attacks. My new doc says that I am bipolar. I dont' think I am. she said that the anxiety that I have been having is a part of the mania. I am no effexor and have previously been on prozac, paxil and lexapro. I thought you werent supossed to be on antidepressants if you are bipolar? Now Im on lamictal 200mg (mood stabilizer), 37.
1116472 tn?1260075052 I have been prescribed Lamictal (taking the generic Lamotrigine) for about 3 years now for my bipolar disorder alone. I started with 25 or 50 mg to see if I'd be allegoric and develop the rash that rarely happens but can be severe. My body didn't reacted poorly to it (my mother also took it before me and was ok as well) and I was moved to 100 mg then 150 mg and now have been on 200 mg for a year and a half.
Avatar f tn I was put on Lamictal for Bipolar Cat II last week. I have noticed that I am actually more agitated easier. My Dr kept me on my Zoloft until this med gets balanced out. Is this normal? It scares me some because it's the manic episodes I experience before more often. It's like this morning I got mad at my cat for sneezing on my while I was trying to get my clothes and leave for work. That is NOT like me :-( Normally I am the one laughing bc he's sneezed on my husband.
Avatar f tn I just found out that i am almost 5 weeks pregnant and I am currently on lamictal and seroquel but I know that i have to stop them since I am pregnant. What medicines do you know that I will have to take since I am pregnant with BP1. Will i still have to take meds?
Avatar f tn I was on Lamictal for a couple of years and it was a great medicine for me. Excellent mood stabilizer in my opinion. Finding a therapeutic level took a little while and you have to go up slowly with Lamictal but I think it is a good med.
Avatar n tn Klonipin is for anxiety, lamictal is a mood stabilizer, cymbalta is an antidepressant, so she is probably pretty sedated. My question is : has she ever been to a psychiatrist?
Avatar f tn I had been doing so well on the lamictal and cymbalta that I thought I had no need for psychiatrist for the last 10 months or so. Now, bam, I need one and who wants to start with a patient that already has SJS. When I had dbl couverage insurance I could get in anywhere. (least of problems) 4. I've seen, neurologist, internal med.
Avatar f tn Started taking Lithium changed after about 7 months due to weight gain to Lamictal. I have been on Lamictal ever since. However, I have felt that the depression, change in mood, higher anxiety, and confusion has started slowly but is here. Can my meds. stop working or helping me after a period of time?
Avatar f tn I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder since '95, but through a lot of research and getting completely sober I really feel that I actually have Borderline Personality Disorder with Severe Depression and Anxiety. I just got prescribed Lamictal because I've tried everything over the years and nothing works for long. I'm still on Topomax, Geodon, Prozac and Desyrel.
Avatar f tn to discuss it with him/her) is to mention lamictal (AC) and abilify (AP). They both work upwards i.e. good for depression. With this she hits two birds with one bullet. But being suitable for depression, they have one disadvantage of making the person anxious or having perhaps an insomnia. In my case I don't use them because I believe in the proverb "if ain't broke don't fix it". I am stable for a while with seroquel, it's a magic drug (antimanic) so no need to change.
Avatar f tn I have not heard of Lamictal worsening depression. But it needs to be at least 150 mg. for you to even begin to see an affect so symptoms will return in the meantime including depression. If at a full dose of Lamictal you still feel depressed or if the depression worsens then you can discuss the issue with your psychiatrist then. There are other options as regading mood stabilizers but they are less in use. They are all listed on sites on the links page.
Avatar f tn It came out in the newspaper a few weeks ago that anti-depressants like prozac are no more effective than a placebo at fighting depression. Previously withheld study results were released. The major pharmaceuticals have been scamming us all. Try St John's Wort. You can take up to 3000 mg a day, or so. Use a good sunscreen, since it can make your skin phytosensitive. You could also try Sam(e), but you have to get the right kind, I guess, from Natures Way.