Posted by Janelle on March 7, 2002, at 17:34:10
In reply to Re: Need experiences w/ LITHIUM (and versus DEPAKOTE), posted by JohnX2 on March 7, 2002, at 2:17:59
John,
Thank you so much for continuing to return to this topic and add your thoughts.
To answer your questions, I was on an AD (EffexorXR) for months BEFORE I went on the Lamictal. When I got to a therapeutic dose of Lamictal, it was my then-pdoc's hope that I could just be on the Lamictal and no longer need the AD.
Soooooo ... I titrated OFF the AD and within a few weeks I crashed ... severe depression ... barelly able to function. Apparently the mood stabilizer alone (Lamictal) was not enough. I need BOTH a mood stabilizer and an AD.
Glad to hear you do well on Serzone with Lamictal.
-Janelle
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