Posted by theo on March 21, 2006, at 21:55:41
In reply to Lamictal, Creativity, Anxiety, weight gain, posted by discopainter on March 21, 2006, at 21:37:44
My questions are
> 1. I am a songwriter in the middle of recording an album due in 2 months. Does Lamictal flatten you out much? I'm terrified of "blowing" this music opportunity but I'm not doing very well now as it is.
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> 2. Does Lamictal dampen creativity?
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> 3. Does it help with anxiety?
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> 4. Does it cause weight gain?
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> I would be grateful for anyone's experiences on these drugs, especially "creatives". Thanks for reading... I still can't believe I'm being diagnosed with an "illness" (I just thought I was passionate and creative)... DP
>I know what you mean. Sometimes I wonder, am I bipolar, is there anything wrong with being creative and passionate?
Anyway, It's going to take you a good 2 months to get to a theraputic dose due to the slow titration. When I tried Lamictal I was fine until I got above 100mg, then creativity was gone, kind of like writers block. Memory also went down the tubes a little. It did cause anxiety with each titration.
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