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Short and sweet update
I’m off all the “emergency meds.” It took 12 days—pretty damn awesome if you ask me! Strangely enough, or perhaps not, I slept totally shitty after the first couple of “knock-out” nights until I was...
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Random anger, random ramblings and incompleted thoughts
When I was at my acupuncturists the other day I basically collapsed on the table after pounding on her office door when I couldn’t tolerate sitting in the office. I REALLY needed to lay down. I can sit...
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It’s so close I can taste it
And yet these are some of the most despairing times I’ve had as well. I’ve gotten off 5 drugs. I’m down to 5 mg of Lamictal (from 400mg) and I’ve got the 3 mg of Klonopin to go. I should be off the...
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Lamictal (lamotrigine) withdrawal–important update
The post that gets by far the most hits on this blog is the one entitled “Lamictal withdrawal from hell.” The title of the post clearly attracts people when they do google searches. My post and...
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The first incarnation of my blog….
When I first started blogging I was on blogspot and it was set on private and I deleted the whole thing before I went public. It was basically just a diary. What I didn’t remember was that I copied the...
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Really down to one med now….
So I tried to go off Lamictal at 2.5 mg a couple of weeks ago and had some sleepless nights like I wrote about. So I went back on half of it I’ve cut the 1.25 mg in half 3 times now and am truly off...
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Moving towards wellness
Well, I’ve talked about how the Klonopin (clonazepam) seems to be making me sick at this point and that theory seems to be holding up. It was also that theory that had my last doctor have me recklessly...
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Yes, recovery can be lasting and real
Part of the reason some people are so skeptical about real and complete recoveries is because a lot of people who achieve it move on. The don’t hang around the mental health blogosphere and most of...
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Lamictal (lamotrigine) no better than placebo
The Last Psychiatrist (I couldn’t find the post) has spoken about this before and now CL Psych really gives us the dish: GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturer of lamotrigine (Lamictal), the antiepileptic drug...
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Mood-stabilizers get FDA suicide warning
This came up months ago but has been more seriously followed up on. As Philip says on Furious Seasons it’s unclear if this is to be a “black box” warning yet, the most serious of warnings on...
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The latest dish on the journey beyond meds
So what’s happening in my journey lately? I’m finding it harder and harder to share as the issues become subtler and more personal simultaneously. I am trying to find the right person/people to help me...
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9,000 views for my “Lamictal (lamotrigine) withdrawal from hell” post
Update 11/2011 — the post mentioned continues to get more hits than any other post (ongoing). It’s now at 56,000 hits. Lamictal is still a mostly unknown horribly difficult drug to withdraw from. This...
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A most important post for anyone contemplating psychiatric drug withdrawal
In a response to a post the other day about the horrors of Cymbalta, a drug which among many other awful things is also awful to withdraw from, as are all psychotropics potentially, I got this comment....
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An open letter about debilitating chronic illness (mine caused by psych med...
I found this written by a woman name Ricky Buchanan. I’ve discovered by creeping around the CFS and Fibromyalgia boards online that my day to day lived reality is like theirs. I am agnostic about...
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Lamictal XR approved—GSK doing dances now that it’s blockbuster that went...
From FiercePharma: GlaxosmithKline’s Lamictal XR–an extended release version of its off-patent Lamictal–has been approved as an add-on therapy for patients 13 years and older with partial seizures. In...
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Lamictal (lamotrigine) completely ineffective
Can anyone say, “It’s generic now.” The Last Psychiatrist makes explicit once again what has also been brought up by CLPsych before. Lamictal is a useless and, well, we here on this blog we know it’s a...
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Lamictal redux
Lamictal withdrawal started my physical demise. THIS PAGE IS A MIRROR OF THE TAB ABOVE — THE TAB IS MORE LIKELY TO BE CONSISTENTLY UPDATED The Lamictal withdrawal from hell post has long been the most...
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GABA/glutamate system and how it might work with benzodiazepines and Lamictal
This post is mostly written by Rhiannon Griffith on a benzo board we are both on. It’s the discussion between me and her. I’m posting it so that those of you who are so inclined might be able to do...
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GABA/Glutamate cycle in withdrawal from psychotropics– SSRIs, benzos, and...
This is a response to a post a while back written by Rhiannon Griffith on the GABA/Glutamate cycle as it applies to Lamictal withdrawal and benzodiazepine withdrawal. This article continues with...
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Lamictal (lamotrigine): Label Change – Risk of Aseptic Meningitis
FDA MedWatch Alert ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients that Lamictal (lamotrigine), a medication commonly used for seizures in children two years and older, and bipolar disorder...
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