Posted by SLS on August 15, 2012, at 15:37:56
In reply to Re: Advice » don'ttalktome, posted by phidippus on August 15, 2012, at 12:44:00
Hi Eric.
I think the consensus is that Lamictal makes a better antidepressant than it does an antimanic. For me, Lamictal 300 mg/day did not prevent the emergence of a Nardil-induced mania. To complicate matters, there have been cases where Lamictal induced a manic reaction or switch. I imagine this is a very infrequent event, though. Strangely, the NIH had recommended combining Lamictal with another mood stabilizer for treating ultra-rapid cyclers. They found that it could take several months for the treatment to "penetrate" the cycle and abolish it.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18821451
I read a case report where a combination of Seroquel and Lamictal brought about a rapid remission for an ultra-ultra rapid cycler.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=lamotrigine%20ultra%20rapid
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