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I have been taking Lamictal for about 8 weeks now for depression....

Posted at 6:41 PM on May 04, 2008 by libbysorensen, #30181
I have been taking Lamictal for about 8 weeks now for depression. My docs have tried me on approximately 15 other antidepressants with no avail. I cannot take the side effects. ALL of them I stayed on for months to see if the side effects would go away. Zoloft was wonderful BUT gave me SEVERE diarrhea (last episode was 15 times in one day). So, I am trying to figure out if the Lamictal is giving me increased muscle/joint pain. I do have Fibromyalgia but I swear, since I've been on the Lamictal I feel like somebody wacked my knees and legs with baseball bats. This time last year I was walking/running 3-4 miles 3-4 days a week. Now I can't even walk up the stairs. Lib
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jun 19, 2008 by 444111, #9286

Same here, I feel like i've bee riding a horse with no name and no saddle. Stretching and Yoga seems to help. The yoga teacher seems a bit annoyed by my moaning and groaning, but it does help.

thanks, kevin

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