I got diagnosed finally (after over 4 years of pursuing this) a few weeks ago, and the increase to 100mg lamotrigine this week hit hard. Felt pretty “disco elysium” saturday. Giving it time, but had to put stuff on hold again.
Oh, yeah, I remember lamotrigine being weird at first. It all went away eventually, and lamotrigine ended up being a really important part of managing my symptoms. I hope you start feeling better soon!
i’ve been looking into lamotrigine for about 4 years, the same amount of time i’ve known i was almost certainly bipolar. i like knowing fully what i’m getting into. i chose this to start with this one specifically with great intention.
the intense joint pain was unexpected, it’s a very rare symptom. the heat flashes, the headaches, tinnitus, the intense weirdness, moreso expected (though still interesting, it’s given me various very curious intense feelings on an apparent roulette wheel.) i know enough to give it time at least, a month minimum to settle. i have hopes, people with symptoms presenting similar to mine had pretty positive results.
i don’t feel “bad,” exactly. just very strange. though i appreciate your well wishes.
I started at 25mg 2 weeks, went to 50mg 2 weeks, now 100mg. It’s faster than most people, for sure, but should be titrated enough to avoid SJS. I would not recommend starting at 100mg lmao. thanks ^^
I got diagnosed finally (after over 4 years of pursuing this) a few weeks ago, and the increase to 100mg lamotrigine this week hit hard. Felt pretty “disco elysium” saturday. Giving it time, but had to put stuff on hold again.
Oh, yeah, I remember lamotrigine being weird at first. It all went away eventually, and lamotrigine ended up being a really important part of managing my symptoms. I hope you start feeling better soon!
i’ve been looking into lamotrigine for about 4 years, the same amount of time i’ve known i was almost certainly bipolar. i like knowing fully what i’m getting into. i chose this to start with this one specifically with great intention.
the intense joint pain was unexpected, it’s a very rare symptom. the heat flashes, the headaches, tinnitus, the intense weirdness, moreso expected (though still interesting, it’s given me various very curious intense feelings on an apparent roulette wheel.) i know enough to give it time at least, a month minimum to settle. i have hopes, people with symptoms presenting similar to mine had pretty positive results.
i don’t feel “bad,” exactly. just very strange. though i appreciate your well wishes.
Wow, I got diagnosed a four weeks ago and I’m only on 25mg of lacmical. Good luck!
I started at 25mg 2 weeks, went to 50mg 2 weeks, now 100mg. It’s faster than most people, for sure, but should be titrated enough to avoid SJS. I would not recommend starting at 100mg lmao. thanks ^^
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