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  • Lamictal for bipolar type 1?

    From David Dalton@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 15 02:14:31 2018
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    XPost: alt.support.schizoaffective

    I am currently on 7.5 mg olanzapine and 1250 mg divalproex sodium (brand name Epival in Canada and Depakote in the USA) nightly. On Wednesday I met with my psychiatrist and asked him to switch me from Epival to Lamictal since the Epival has been causing gradual hair loss and gradual weight gain. He put me off, saying that Lamictal is not a good mood stabilizer for bipolar type 1
    and that I should get my family doctor to refer me to a dermatologist about
    the hair loss. However it is my understanding from online research that Lamictal is a good mood stabilizer, so I think he just doesn't want to bother with the switch, especially since I have been doing well on the current medication regimen for the last 5.5 years. Have any of you had good
    experiences with Lamictal for bipolar type 1?

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    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “Yonder stands your orphan with his gun/Crying like a fire in the sun/Look out the saints are comin' through/And it's all over now, Baby Blue" (Dylan)

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  • From David@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 15 04:48:49 2018
    XPost: alt.support.depression, alt.support.depression.manic, alt.support.bipolar-disorder
    XPost: alt.support.schizoaffective

    I am doing ok. me too.


    "David Dalton" wrote in message news:0001HW.21C4CC3F001D45C8700003C092CF@news.eternal-september.org...

    I am currently on 7.5 mg olanzapine and 1250 mg divalproex sodium (brand
    name
    Epival in Canada and Depakote in the USA) nightly. On Wednesday I met with
    my
    psychiatrist and asked him to switch me from Epival to Lamictal since the Epival has been causing gradual hair loss and gradual weight gain. He put me off, saying that Lamictal is not a good mood stabilizer for bipolar type 1
    and that I should get my family doctor to refer me to a dermatologist about
    the hair loss. However it is my understanding from online research that Lamictal is a good mood stabilizer, so I think he just doesn't want to
    bother
    with the switch, especially since I have been doing well on the current medication regimen for the last 5.5 years. Have any of you had good
    experiences with Lamictal for bipolar type 1?

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “Yonder stands your orphan with his gun/Crying like a fire in the sun/Look out the saints are comin' through/And it's all over now, Baby Blue" (Dylan)

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  • From David@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 18 03:45:59 2018
    XPost: alt.support.depression, alt.support.depression.manic, alt.support.bipolar-disorder
    XPost: alt.support.schizoaffective

    I use tylonol.


    "David" wrote in message
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    I am doing ok. me too.


    "David Dalton" wrote in message news:0001HW.21C4CC3F001D45C8700003C092CF@news.eternal-september.org...

    I am currently on 7.5 mg olanzapine and 1250 mg divalproex sodium (brand
    name
    Epival in Canada and Depakote in the USA) nightly. On Wednesday I met with
    my
    psychiatrist and asked him to switch me from Epival to Lamictal since the Epival has been causing gradual hair loss and gradual weight gain. He put me off, saying that Lamictal is not a good mood stabilizer for bipolar type 1
    and that I should get my family doctor to refer me to a dermatologist about
    the hair loss. However it is my understanding from online research that Lamictal is a good mood stabilizer, so I think he just doesn't want to
    bother
    with the switch, especially since I have been doing well on the current medication regimen for the last 5.5 years. Have any of you had good
    experiences with Lamictal for bipolar type 1?

    --
    David Dalton dalton@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page) http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page) “Yonder stands your orphan with his gun/Crying like a fire in the sun/Look out the saints are comin' through/And it's all over now, Baby Blue" (Dylan)

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