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Originally Posted by BlueMoon1950
Hi OhKay ~ How are you doing with introducing Lamictal, are you still on this medication? I am starting at 12.5 mg and have been on it for the last 4 days. I also take Klonopin .5 mg 2X a day.
I read you went thru a mixed state. I have those frequently, so I understand how horrible it can be.
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I have been on Lamictal since 2009 when I was first diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. I'm not introducing it. I had to restart it because I was in the hospital and off of it too long to start taking it at my regular dose of 200mg twice a day after discharge. My pdoc restarted it at 50mg and raised it rather aggressively, but I didn't get back up to my regular dose until the 5th of this month.
I actually had to go off of ALL of my psych meds while I was in the hospital for several days because I was too sick to swallow pills, and none of them could be given IV, which is why I had that episode of agitated mania.
I was having a hard time last week, and talked to my pdoc about increasing one of my other meds, but am feeling better, so maybe the final increase in the Lamictal has kicked in.
I'm on a lot of psych meds, but still have frequent episodes of hypomania, mania, and agitated mania. I have depressive episodes, but they're very rare.
I'm high functioning when I am stable.