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I've been on 300 mg's of Lamcital since last December. Great dru...

Posted at 9:54 AM on Aug 03, 2008 by kguthrie, #33006
I've been on 300 mg's of Lamcital since last December. Great drug, really helps my mania get under control. Lithium wasn't cutting it for me with my depression, in fact the side effects were making me even more depressed. My pdoc decided to try out Geodon (at 100 mg's). In the most part, it has been great. I feel alive and like myself again for the first time in years. But... I wonder if making me so stable has also given my mind way to much time to over- analyze what I see and do. I see things out of the corner of my eye all of the time. I had something appear right in front of me the other day. I can no longer sleep past seven in the morning. And I have three facial twitches: my lower lip, the arc in my left eyebrow and the very top of my forehead where the first of my hair follicles start on my widow's peak. Those drive me nuts. I am also on 40 mg's of Propranolol (Anderall) and Cytomel for my thyroid. For having such a severe case of BP, it's nice to be on so few medications. Geodon has been a lifesaver and has given me back my creativity and my marriage. I'll take seeing things and facial twitches any day for those.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Aug 11, 2008 by cindy111, #10978

I thought lamcital and lithium were both mood stabilizers and worked about the same way. I have tried lamcital and ended up with terrible rash and depakote didn't work out either. I am on Geodon, one 100 mg. of Wellbutrin (for depression) and xanax for social anxiety. The Wellbutrin made me manic so we cut back the dose, I have never tried lithium but feel like I need something to stablize my mood with the antidepressant. Any ideas?

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