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Posted by sar on December 29, 2001, at 21:31:46
i have fallen in love with most psychiatric meds i've taken. this lamictal, though, is driving me nuts.
i was prescribed to me because of my obsessive thoughts of suicide--daily, constant, deeep, detailed thoughts and plans.
lamictal has alleviated this obsession tenfold, but it has turned me into an idiot! from second to second i can't locate my keys, purse, or sweater. today i paid for my dry cleaning and left the clthes at the cleaners. an anttendant had to run out to catch me. i forget to take my change at the grocery, or else i forget to take my groceries.
this is not me.
any thoughts?
thanks,
sar
Posted by dreamer on December 30, 2001, at 0:15:51
In reply to lamictal idiocy, posted by sar on December 29, 2001, at 21:31:46
> i have fallen in love with most psychiatric meds i've taken. this lamictal, though, is driving me nuts.
>
> i was prescribed to me because of my obsessive thoughts of suicide--daily, constant, deeep, detailed thoughts and plans.
>
> lamictal has alleviated this obsession tenfold, but it has turned me into an idiot! from second to second i can't locate my keys, purse, or sweater. today i paid for my dry cleaning and left the clthes at the cleaners. an anttendant had to run out to catch me. i forget to take my change at the grocery, or else i forget to take my groceries.
>
> this is not me.
>
> any thoughts?
>
> thanks,
> sar......It's doing strange things to me physically ..like it's effect but my body aint complying.
First 2 weeks of starting seemz a blur supposed to be non sedating it's increased my paranioa somewhat and mild hallucinations or v strong illusions don't know .And get easily side tracked left washing in machine forget to drink coffee etc..Can take 2 months to kick i read somewhere so i suggest if its ok phyically then stick with it to see if the memory loss goes.
Also I seem to forget what day it is.take care dreamerxxxx
Posted by Cindylou on December 30, 2001, at 7:56:39
In reply to lamictal idiocy, posted by sar on December 29, 2001, at 21:31:46
Hi Sar,
When did you start the Lamictal, and what dose are you up to?Just wondering ... when I started the Lamictal, and each time I titrated the dose up, I would experience a lot of agitation and anxiety which caused me the same symptoms you mentioned ... forgetting everything, feeling really scattered. But I felt that way even off the Lamictal when i had agitation and anxiety issues.
Now that I am up to 125 mg, I don't have those symptoms. Klonapin and Serzone helped calm me down when I was experiencing that agitation.
good luck -- hope it gets better!
cindy
> i have fallen in love with most psychiatric meds i've taken. this lamictal, though, is driving me nuts.
>
> i was prescribed to me because of my obsessive thoughts of suicide--daily, constant, deeep, detailed thoughts and plans.
>
> lamictal has alleviated this obsession tenfold, but it has turned me into an idiot! from second to second i can't locate my keys, purse, or sweater. today i paid for my dry cleaning and left the clthes at the cleaners. an anttendant had to run out to catch me. i forget to take my change at the grocery, or else i forget to take my groceries.
>
> this is not me.
>
> any thoughts?
>
> thanks,
> sar
Posted by sar on December 30, 2001, at 20:08:44
In reply to lamictal idiocy, posted by sar on December 29, 2001, at 21:31:46
see, a couple of inches up i have a thread called "lamictal retardation"! cannot remember writing it, so asked same question twice accidentally. i think i'm on 75 mg. pants not fitting.
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