Posted by conundrum on September 29, 2010, at 13:15:41
I've been taking generic lamictal for awhile and last friday my pdoc suggested I bump up the dose to 412(weird dose, but i'm working with 150mg pills and a pill cutter). Anyway I took it Friday and Saturday nights. I felt so spaced out on Sunday that I only took 337mg that night since I had an exam the next day, Monday. Monday night I took 375 and then 37.5 the morning after. I did the same last night and today. Yesterday and today I have been more motivated than usual. I thought maybe its because I got a lot done yesterday. But usually I have part of me that feels everything is pointless, which makes some sense because of the anhedonia.
Is it the drug, or maybe something else? I'll have to see if it continues. I doubt its the drug sometimes since my anhedonia(emotional and sexual) and concentration haven't gotten much better. Maybe anhedonia will take longer to go away.
In some ways I don't want it to work, because I'm worried about the cognitive effects. A few hours after taking my morning dose I feel really spaced out and it lasts for awhile. My memory is bad as it is, with out this spacey feeling. I will stay on it and see what happens. I'm grateful that I'm getting more done, even if I am a bit more stupider. Maybe taking the entire dose at night would be better.
Complaints: post-SSRI problems: anhedonia, memory and concentration problems, sexual dysfunction. )
Country:USACurrently taking Lamictal, mirtazapine.
Does humor belong in depression?
poster:conundrum
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