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Paxil with-Lamictal -- what can happen?
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 110278" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>klmno -- While husband is not seeing the psychiatrist (decided he didn't need him anymore about 6 years ago :rolleyes:), I'll ask the psychiatrist about all this when the difficult child's go back at the end of January. The pharmacist said there shouldn't be any problem with the two medications together...</p><p></p><p>oceans -- thanks for sharing that. It's helpful to know what combos others have tried with success.</p><p></p><p>Sara PA -- It is hard to know which came first... the attention problems? the mood problems? the anxiety? the depression? Our are they all inextricably related?</p><p></p><p>I do know the Paxil helped him noticeably -- even he noticed his patience was better. So no need to rock that boat. I do know his anxiety seemed to drive him towards compulsive behaviors -- but whether it's really related to a frontal lobe/executive function issue, I can't say. He probably needs to go back to a psychiatrist. I do know that when he was on Adderall, his focus, attention AND patience were better (except when the medications wore off), and he was much more motivated and productive at work and at home. ALthough in hindsight, he may have also been hypomanic on the Adderall, because there were some odd projects he would start and just go and go and go on (like laying brick-on-sand walkways and a basketball court in the middle of January (okay, so we live in CA and you can DO that in January) until 11pm, every night, for days on end with a spotlight outside so he didn't have to stop!)</p><p></p><p>I think he's become depressed this year because of bunch of things that have happened that are out of his control, and that he doesn't like... Sleeps a lot. Mopes a lot. Not very motivated to stay on top of his usual stuff he needs to be tending to around here. SO... maybe the Lamictal will be a help with that AND the seizures. And YES, the thinking is that after surgery, he would be able to wean from the Lamictal and be completely seizure free. </p><p></p><p>One day at a time, I suppose!</p><p></p><p>MWM -- It's husband who's on the Paxil, not difficult child... he knows about weaning slowly, so we'll be sure to discuss this somewhere down the road when he's post surgery and things have settled down. Maybe by then he'll be willing to go back to the psychiatrist (or maybe his neuro can talk some sense into him) to address whatever mood symptoms linger. </p><p></p><p>Nothing's ever straightforward, is it?</p><p></p><p>Thanks everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday! :santa:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 110278, member: 3444"] klmno -- While husband is not seeing the psychiatrist (decided he didn't need him anymore about 6 years ago [img]:rolleyes:[/img]), I'll ask the psychiatrist about all this when the difficult child's go back at the end of January. The pharmacist said there shouldn't be any problem with the two medications together... oceans -- thanks for sharing that. It's helpful to know what combos others have tried with success. Sara PA -- It is hard to know which came first... the attention problems? the mood problems? the anxiety? the depression? Our are they all inextricably related? I do know the Paxil helped him noticeably -- even he noticed his patience was better. So no need to rock that boat. I do know his anxiety seemed to drive him towards compulsive behaviors -- but whether it's really related to a frontal lobe/executive function issue, I can't say. He probably needs to go back to a psychiatrist. I do know that when he was on Adderall, his focus, attention AND patience were better (except when the medications wore off), and he was much more motivated and productive at work and at home. ALthough in hindsight, he may have also been hypomanic on the Adderall, because there were some odd projects he would start and just go and go and go on (like laying brick-on-sand walkways and a basketball court in the middle of January (okay, so we live in CA and you can DO that in January) until 11pm, every night, for days on end with a spotlight outside so he didn't have to stop!) I think he's become depressed this year because of bunch of things that have happened that are out of his control, and that he doesn't like... Sleeps a lot. Mopes a lot. Not very motivated to stay on top of his usual stuff he needs to be tending to around here. SO... maybe the Lamictal will be a help with that AND the seizures. And YES, the thinking is that after surgery, he would be able to wean from the Lamictal and be completely seizure free. One day at a time, I suppose! MWM -- It's husband who's on the Paxil, not difficult child... he knows about weaning slowly, so we'll be sure to discuss this somewhere down the road when he's post surgery and things have settled down. Maybe by then he'll be willing to go back to the psychiatrist (or maybe his neuro can talk some sense into him) to address whatever mood symptoms linger. Nothing's ever straightforward, is it? Thanks everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday! [img]:santa:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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