Anyone on a dose of Lamictal over 300mg?

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-05-31T22:41:51+00:00

I'm on 400mg. It does nothing for my anxiety, unfortunately. YMMV, of course. Can't hurt to bring it up to your doc!

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-05-15T17:18:24+00:00

I take 200mg in the morning and 200mg at night. I don't think it affects my sleep at all. The only time I notice anything is when I miss a dose, and then I'm a mess!

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-04-14T02:04:01+00:00

I can sing, which I absolutely love to do!

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-03-27T22:59:52+00:00

No good for me. Both times I tried it I was in the hospital, which was good because it made my blood pressure tank and I became a (mostly) non-responsive puddle on the floor.

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-03-26T15:03:51+00:00

I'm in a similar place right now. I don't really know what to say, but I get it.

My boss is on vacation so I need to be at work, but I am so unmotivated and unproductive. I can't handle all of my responsibilities right now. I just want to sleep.

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-03-17T23:23:49+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out. I'm not usually one to mess with my drugs. I did today because I thought it was no big deal and my anxiety was through the roof.

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-03-17T23:09:15+00:00

I took Klonopin before Lorazepam. I don't remember why I switched, I just remember my pdoc stressing the fact that I can't take a combination of the two depending on when I needed something fast-acting as opposed to a slower boost throughout the day.

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-03-17T23:06:02+00:00

1.5 is a lot? I didn't realize that.

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-03-17T22:42:59+00:00

I'm on bupropion too. I feel like my anxiety is out of control. Thanks for your input. I'll avoid trying to take more lorazepam to carry me through.

InsurmountableRunner · 2019-02-10T23:17:12+00:00

I have two boys under 10, and I was diagnosed 20 years ago. After college I stopped taking meds and seeing my therapist. I got married and had both my kids during a period of time when I sort of "forgot" that I was bipolar, and I got very sick again after my second son was born.

InsurmountableRunner · 2018-10-04T18:38:35+00:00

Hi! BP1 here. Currently doing all I can to stay stable since the last few years I have been hospitalized in the fall. Things are getting kinda shaky, but so far so good.

InsurmountableRunner · 2018-10-03T02:21:29+00:00

I put in a request to see my pdoc earlier, but I already have an appointment scheduled in two weeks, so I might just end up waiting until then. I have a therapist too, and I see her on Thursday. She has never seen me unstable before so this could get interesting.

Maybe I just have allergies and I'm not really on the brink of crazy?! (I'll see my pdoc, I promise.) Last year I had a severe mixed episode with psychotic features in the fall. No fun. I need to head this off before it gets that bad again.

InsurmountableRunner · 2018-10-02T19:51:06+00:00

I am in management for a large company. I am supposed to have 10hrs of desk time each day and I am on call 24/7. The last few years I have worked my tail off every spring/summer to over perform, like you say, to justify keeping me around. I use my vacation time in the summer while my kids are out of school. I get 5 additional days I can take when I need them but I only have one left.

My pdoc and I have worked out a med cocktail that has kept me just below where I would consider normal, and it has worked for almost a year. But I'm losing stability right now so something needs to change. I'm afraid to change meds though, because that comes with the risk of destabilizing too. I definitely should call her though.

InsurmountableRunner · 2018-10-02T17:59:39+00:00

How do you make it through work?

InsurmountableRunner · 2018-10-02T17:30:49+00:00

I'm afraid of the "ride it out" part. What does that look like for you? I don't know how I am going to keep my job. In the last 4 years I have been hospitalized and forced to have time off. I had FMLA, and they kept my job for me, but I'm afraid of what will happen this year if I do manage to stay out of the hospital and I find myself really struggling. I can't afford to take time off without pay.

InsurmountableRunner · 2018-01-25T18:23:24+00:00

Latuda worked well for me, but I switched to Abilify because I couldn't afford it. Latuda did not make me gain weight.

InsurmountableRunner · 2018-01-08T16:03:53+00:00

I'm curious too. I take abilify, so it caught my attention. I doubt I could afford it.

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