Posted by zenhussy on December 14, 2005, at 12:04:52
In reply to Lamictal: A disappointing drug for depression., posted by SLS on December 13, 2005, at 22:25:49
our experience with lamotrigine (Lamictal in USA)
lamotrigine as adjunct for unipolar depression (from post in first link below: Brief rundown of symptoms: PTSD with heavy dissociation when confronting the issues surrounding the traumas, depressive episodes with lack of sense of future, very sudden sucidal thoughts beginning in October of this year with the setting of a death date in my mind for early next year, robotic feeling of going through the motions of life while not really experiencing it. Dec 02, 2003 )
Dec 2, 2003 http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031202/msgs/286102.html
Dec 8, 2003 discouraged by titration http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031208/msgs/287712.html
Dec 13, 2003 four weeks on lamotrigine problems with sudden sleepiness http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031213/msgs/289481.html
Dec 15, 2003 at the 25 mg level http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031213/msgs/290101.html
Dec 18, 2003 at 37.5 mg lamotrigine http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031213/msgs/291404.html
Dec 30, 2003 http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20031225/msgs/294548.html
Jan 03, 2004 last babble post re: lamotrigine trial before discontinuing lamotrigine in Feb/Mar 2004 http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20031229/msgs/296149.html
mid November 2003-February or March 2004 from 12.5 mg to 50 mg w/o ability to go higher w/o significant SEs. four months with little to no "real" lifting of depressive symptoms.
have heard it works well for some. lucky them!! turned us into equivalent of doorknob for brains and butterfingers for dexterity.
poster:zenhussy
thread:588820
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20051211/msgs/589015.html