Posted by Emme on December 3, 2003, at 22:43:06
In reply to lamictal and anxiety--what to add or lose?, posted by metalflipflop on December 3, 2003, at 20:39:10
Hi. I also have refractory depression with bipolar features. I haven't taken it with zoloft, so I can't comment on that. What I can tell you is that I had jitteriness when I was titrating up on Lamictal and was at about the dosage you are at. A lot of the jitteriness wore off, so try to be patient. I also take clonazepam and atenolol to control anxiety anyway, and those helped with the edginess from Lamictal. It still makes me wake up kind of early, but since I've always been a night person, I appreciate the extra help getting up in the morning.
About the neurontin, it does nothing for a lot of people but is good for some. I personally found it helpful for anxiety and oversensitivity to noise. I had no problems getting off of it, but there's a thread above about difficulties with neurontin discontinuation. Good luck deciding what to do about neurontin and zoloft.
Emme
> hello all,
> i have read the many postings re lamictal with much interest as i am in the early stages of taking the drug (right now on 75mg). my doc added it to my zoloft (150mg) and cytomel (6.25mcg) to hopefully knock out the rest of tough-to-treat depression with some soft bipolar features.
> i am feeling a little better mood-wise, but i have been noticing worsening anxiety that leaves me tense, worried, and picking at myself. could this be from the lamictal? (my doc doesn't think so.)
> i have neurontin to take as needed for anxiety, but i'm not convinced that it's worth much for me, or else i'm not taking enough. would upping my zoloft a bit provide a slight anxiolytic effect? it seems anymore that all the drugs beget more drugs, but i want to be depression-free however i can accomplish that.
> all input appreciated, and support offered if anybody else out there is in this sort of situation.
> ~L.
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