Which side effects do you get?
Do they go away with time?
How long until it helps?
im on lamicatal i dont have any side effects just shallow breathing .it started helping me almost immediately for me i think i started at 25mgs
I’m on the second dose of 25mg.
How does it help you?
a bit less anxiety less depression obviously it stabilizes my mood a bit also once you start going up in dose tho
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Is 25mg ever enough?
i woudnt know if it works for everyone but for me personally at 25mgs i was feeling its effect work on my mood swings
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Heh? Up or down? Could you think better or what?
Here’s what I’m thinking, right? Do sfx ever go away, like you get used to them?
keep my mood stable but not much on thinking better i think thats gonna take longer to recover if you have schizophrenia.
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What’ve you got?
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i got schizoaffective disorder bipolar type
Do you go up or down or what? What about psychotic symptoms? How does that work?
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well my symptoms are all gone now thanks to abilify and lamicatal i stay stable
I had to stop taking lamictal. It caused lymph nodes and meningitis. The worst headaches (brain swelling) I’ve ever experienced. Awful med for me.
Did it do anything for mania? At what dose?
I think I started at 25mg and went up to 100mg. Honestly, It was last Christmas. A time when I am typically very manic and I wasn’t last year. I was also taking lithium and had just begun invega so I can’t say for certain the lamictal cleared my mania, but I wouldn’t say it didn’t. It’s a shame a had this side effect and needed to stop taking it. I’ve been told it’s a rare side effect though.
What are your triggers for mania around christmas?
It’s the most stressful time of year. Christmas takes up -at minimum- 1/12 of your entire year. It’s financially straining, energy draining and less and less magical each year.
My mind goes into overdrive. I stop sleeping and spend every single second and every single dollar trying to make every single thing in my life and home look perfect for one single day and I unfortunately end up in a deep depression directly after because I wear myself out so hard.
So I mean I guess Christmas is my trigger for mania at Christmas…