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Re: any saphris users » herpills

Posted by SLS on January 6, 2015, at 23:18:39

In reply to Re: any saphris users » SLS, posted by herpills on January 6, 2015, at 19:23:06

> > > I've used it. You could check the archives as I'm pretty sure I discussed my experience with it in several posts. If you have a specific question about it, I'd be happy to respond.
> > >
> > > Quick summary of my experience with Saphris-
> > >
> > > 1. great for sleep, probably best med I ever took for sleep
> > >
> > > 2. good in combination with Pristiq for major depression
> > >
> > > 3. discontinued due to intolerable side effects, including weight gain
> > >
> > > 4. hated the sublingual tablet and the numbing inside my mouth that it caused
> >
> > Thanks for the information. Have you found an effective substitute or alternative treatment?
> >
> >
> > - Scott
>
>
> I'm doing fairly well right now on 150mg Lamictal and 15mg mirtazapine. I also take 1mg each of methylfolate and methylcobalamin, and 3-4g of Lovaza.
>
> Are you still taking Lamictal? What dose do you think works best for depression?

Yes. I am currently taking 150 mg/day of Lamictal. I recently decreased the dosage from the 200 mg/day I had been taking for over 10 years. So far, I have not deteriorated, but my memory and cognitive function have improved. The therapeutic window for Lamictal is narrow for some people. 100 mg/day is too low for me glean an improvement of depression, but cognitive impairments appear at 200 mg/day. For bipolar depression, 200 mg/day is the dosage that is most commonly recommended.


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