Hi Y'all

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Registered: 06-10-2003
Hi Y'all
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Tue, 11-22-2005 - 4:14pm

Well, it's been a long while since I've been here.

Thought I'd stop by, and check in, and say hello.

Things have been... Well, interesting, I guess...

I got up to 200 mgs of Lamictal in the middle of September and had about 6 weeks of pure relief. I was so excited! I even quit smoking.

Then things started to slide... A few good days, then one bad day... and so on... I thought maybe I was heading into depression, but it's been more like a never ending mixed state. I never know from one day to the next (sometimes one hour to the next) how things will be, and I am just devastated - I had such high hopes!

I have a sneaking suspicion that this can be fixed by asking my Pdoc to up my Lamictal to replace the nicotine I'm now missing in my system... or perhaps add in an AD... But first I need to actually call my Pdoc (my next regular appointment isn't until January). I was going to do it today, and didn't get around to it... maybe tomorrow...

Oh well, tomorrow I'll probably feel fabulous and decide I don't need to call after all... Isn't it fun being a crazy person????

Catherine

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Registered: 04-06-2005
Wed, 11-23-2005 - 9:34am

Hi and thanks for giving us an update !!


I can so relate to the meds working and then this swing from one end to the other...I'm doing it too...I don't really want to increase the lamictal tho...this stuff is so dang expensive !!!


Really try and call pdoc today...even if you feel good...with the holiday tomorrow and the extended weekend...they might be on vacation and not accesible...


hang in there...hope you can post more often.


love and hugs

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Registered: 03-25-2003
Mon, 11-28-2005 - 8:52am

Hey Catherine,

I've been wondering how you were!!! I, too, am finally up to 200 of Lamictal and feel pretty stable too...though I can have "days" of my own...but maybe that's just being BP. I don't like it either...but my pdoc told me I will probably have to go up to over 200 before its over.

CALL YOUR PDOC! Whether you feel good or not!

Keep me posted, my friend!!!

Love ya,

Keli