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<blockquote data-quote="emotionallybankrupt" data-source="post: 324256" data-attributes="member: 8226"><p>I'm wondering if any of your side effects could be from any interaction between the lexapro and the lamictal. I used to take lexapro, and it controlled my depression but also blocked any happy feelings. I was leveled to the point of being numb to life, and I didn't like it. That was at 10 mg. The 20 mg. strikes me as high for a medication sensitive person. Just makes me wonder if it might be bringing more side effects than help with depression--especially since your depression is so out of control.</p><p> </p><p>I take 200 mg. lamictal, and it's worked a lot better for what I needed, which was help with the waves of depression as well as the overwhelming need to cry at times I couldn't afford to--like at work. I think I'm remembering reading that 100 mg. is not an effective dose for depression, but not sure.</p><p> </p><p>I always question adding versus substituting when things aren't working right. I think it gets a lot harder to sort out what's going on and very easy to wind up on way too much stuff and no clue which ones to adjust and how.</p><p> </p><p>Regardless, due to your sensitivity issues (which I have too), I'm guessing the adjustments are going to be a long, gradual process, whether up or down. I wonder about some low dose benzo to help you through that process. I know that docs do that sometimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emotionallybankrupt, post: 324256, member: 8226"] I'm wondering if any of your side effects could be from any interaction between the lexapro and the lamictal. I used to take lexapro, and it controlled my depression but also blocked any happy feelings. I was leveled to the point of being numb to life, and I didn't like it. That was at 10 mg. The 20 mg. strikes me as high for a medication sensitive person. Just makes me wonder if it might be bringing more side effects than help with depression--especially since your depression is so out of control. I take 200 mg. lamictal, and it's worked a lot better for what I needed, which was help with the waves of depression as well as the overwhelming need to cry at times I couldn't afford to--like at work. I think I'm remembering reading that 100 mg. is not an effective dose for depression, but not sure. I always question adding versus substituting when things aren't working right. I think it gets a lot harder to sort out what's going on and very easy to wind up on way too much stuff and no clue which ones to adjust and how. Regardless, due to your sensitivity issues (which I have too), I'm guessing the adjustments are going to be a long, gradual process, whether up or down. I wonder about some low dose benzo to help you through that process. I know that docs do that sometimes. [/QUOTE]
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