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Posted by sunnydays on June 8, 2007, at 18:49:32
Well... apparently I've been taking 50mg of Lamictal for a few months, and my pdoc just decided to tell me she doesn't think that's a therapeutic dose (actually she told my T, who told me, but that's a whole different story). I had added it on to 20mg of Lexapro for unipolar depression. A little while after I started taking the 50 mg (maybe a month later) I started feeling much better, and the feeling better continues.
Is it possible that the 50mg is doing something? I wouldn't want to stop taking it, crash, and then have to go back up again.
Thanks,
sunnydays
Posted by Quintal on June 8, 2007, at 19:16:08
In reply to Lamictal - how much is enough?, posted by sunnydays on June 8, 2007, at 18:49:32
It's possible Lamictal is doing something at 50mg so I don't understand why you would think of stopping it instead of rasing the dose. Most people seem to use around 200-300mg - is there some reason why you can't raise the dose?
Q
Posted by sunnydays on June 8, 2007, at 19:48:20
In reply to Re: Lamictal - how much is enough? » sunnydays, posted by Quintal on June 8, 2007, at 19:16:08
No... just really dumb reasons for not raising the dose like thinking the 100 mg pill is too big and that 100 is too big a number. I know it's not a good reason, it's a really long story. And I don't see the point in raising the dose if I feel fine now at 50mg. I would think of stopping it if she didn't think it was doing anything because what's the point of taking something unnecessary?
I don't know. I'm all confused. My pdoc isn't particularly confidence-inspiring.
sunnydays
Posted by Phillipa on June 8, 2007, at 21:57:46
In reply to Re: Lamictal - how much is enough? » Quintal, posted by sunnydays on June 8, 2007, at 19:48:20
Sunnydays stay on what you're on since you feel great don't mess up a good thing. Love Phillipa
Posted by Johann on June 9, 2007, at 1:32:13
In reply to Lamictal - how much is enough?, posted by sunnydays on June 8, 2007, at 18:49:32
The starter pack increases the dose to 200 mg/day. I now take 300, which isn't unusual, and have take 450. If it appears to be helping (although at that low of a dose you're improved state may only be coincidently related to starting Lamictal), why not try 25 or 50 mg more? You need to taper up very slowly anyway because of the serious rash that can develop (in 1 in 10,000, I believe).--Johann
> Well... apparently I've been taking 50mg of Lamictal for a few months, and my pdoc just decided to tell me she doesn't think that's a therapeutic dose (actually she told my T, who told me, but that's a whole different story). I had added it on to 20mg of Lexapro for unipolar depression. A little while after I started taking the 50 mg (maybe a month later) I started feeling much better, and the feeling better continues.
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> Is it possible that the 50mg is doing something? I wouldn't want to stop taking it, crash, and then have to go back up again.
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> Thanks,
> sunnydays
Posted by chiron on June 9, 2007, at 10:32:24
In reply to Lamictal - how much is enough?, posted by sunnydays on June 8, 2007, at 18:49:32
Because I am so sensitive to meds, my pdoc is just keeping me at 12.5 for a while. So I would say everyone is different, and 50 could be doing something for you (and I'm pretty sure my pdoc would tell you that 50 could be a therapeutic dose for some people) Isn't it such a fun trial & error game?
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