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Paxil with-Lamictal -- what can happen?
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 110008" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>husband qualifies as my fourth difficult child and I've got a medication question.</p><p></p><p>He's been taking Paxil since May -- initially for what we thought were panic attacks, but now know they were seizures. The Paxil helped him a lot, so he must have had anxiety, right? He has a LOT more patience, doesn't yell or snap at the difficult children or me, doesn't explosively freak out when he's overwhelmed. Isn't as hyperfocused on some things, but he still was depressed about a variety of things in life. He tends to sleep a lot, too, and is not very motivated to do much at home. </p><p></p><p>Now, he just added Lamictal this weekend for his seizures (and is doing a very, very slow build-up to 300mg by March 1), but no one has said to stop the Paxil (the pharmacist said they shouldn't cause any problems together -- but she's not a psychiatrist).</p><p></p><p>In the collective wisdom and experience on this board, what might happen with him now that Lamictal has been added to the mix? Could this also help his depressive symptoms? </p><p></p><p>He's thinking out loud that maybe he doesn't need the Paxil now (since it was supposed to be for the panic attacks he doesn't have), and he's wondering if he can go back on the Adderall, since he his ADHD symptoms were better on that.... Questions to ask the docs, I know, but he's not seeing any mental health folks right now. I told him to just get through his surgery first and then let's address the other issues, but now he's got me wondering about all this!</p><p></p><p>Thanks so much -- Merry Christmas!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 110008, member: 3444"] husband qualifies as my fourth difficult child and I've got a medication question. He's been taking Paxil since May -- initially for what we thought were panic attacks, but now know they were seizures. The Paxil helped him a lot, so he must have had anxiety, right? He has a LOT more patience, doesn't yell or snap at the difficult children or me, doesn't explosively freak out when he's overwhelmed. Isn't as hyperfocused on some things, but he still was depressed about a variety of things in life. He tends to sleep a lot, too, and is not very motivated to do much at home. Now, he just added Lamictal this weekend for his seizures (and is doing a very, very slow build-up to 300mg by March 1), but no one has said to stop the Paxil (the pharmacist said they shouldn't cause any problems together -- but she's not a psychiatrist). In the collective wisdom and experience on this board, what might happen with him now that Lamictal has been added to the mix? Could this also help his depressive symptoms? He's thinking out loud that maybe he doesn't need the Paxil now (since it was supposed to be for the panic attacks he doesn't have), and he's wondering if he can go back on the Adderall, since he his ADHD symptoms were better on that.... Questions to ask the docs, I know, but he's not seeing any mental health folks right now. I told him to just get through his surgery first and then let's address the other issues, but now he's got me wondering about all this! Thanks so much -- Merry Christmas! [/QUOTE]
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