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Re: low dose lamictal vs high dose » baseball55

Posted by SLS on April 12, 2013, at 22:28:07

In reply to Re: low dose lamictal vs high dose, posted by baseball55 on April 12, 2013, at 19:41:19

> I take 200mg. According to my p-doc, this is not a high dose but is the minimum therapeutic dose. It helps me a lot with suicidal ideation.

200 mg/day is the "sweet-spot" for dosing Lamictal when treating depression - unipolar or bipolar. I'm taking 300 mg/day. I respond quite a bit better at that dosage than I do at 200 mg/day. My case seems to be that of chronic bipolar depression.

Unless you are experiencing intolerable side effects, it makes no sense not to try 200 mg/day (100 mg b.i.d.). You might experience some memory or cognitive impairments upon dosage increase. This may or may not resolve with continued treatment. You won't know unless you try.


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