Posts Tagged ‘lamictal’

All About Bipolar: Brand can affect a meds effectiveness

Do you know that changing the brand of medication that you are taking can affect its effectiveness? It’s true. If you are taking a brand name and change to a generic medication or vice versa, it can be less effective. I remember reading somewhere online that an individual noticed a difference when moving from a [...]

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All About Bipolar: Dealing with sadness?

I am experiencing an emotion that I don’t quite know how to deal with. Ever since the doctor upped my dosage of Lamictal, I have had a lot of anger and rage. Yesterday that changed. I have to figure out how to handle this emotion before it converts to anger. For a long time now, [...]

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All About Bipolar: Side effects of Lamictal?

I am having some issues that I think may be side effects of my medication. Are you currently taking or have you taken Lamictal in the past? If so, have you experienced the same side effects? For several weeks now, I have had very vivid dreams. Most of them feel very real. I am thankful [...]

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All About Bipolar: Minor issues and a rant

I am having some minor issues right now and the only thing I can think of is it must be the change in dosage. It was one week ago yesterday that the doctor changed me from 50 milligrams of Lamictal to 200 milligrams. I would love to know if anyone else has experienced this. For [...]

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All About Bipolar: Various Emotions in a Short Time

Anxiety, frustration, fear and self-loathing. These are all of the emotions I have felt this morning. It’s been a very long morning but I have made it thus far and I will keep trudging through the day. Is it bedtime yet? I was actually supposed to go the see my doctor yesterday. I couldn’t stand [...]

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