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Wow, and I thought I was extremely sensitive to meds! If you're having that bad of a reaction to the 25mg, there's no way you should increase your dose...and from what I gathered from my last psych, that low of a dose probably isn't going to have THAT noticeable effect on your moods...though, with you Ruchie, it just might! Everyone's different, and what has been proven to be the "most effective" dose for one is not necessarily true for you.

But anyhow, I don't see how you can stay on the lamictol. It's only causing more pain than good. But if your psych is good, she'll switch you to something more effective that WON'T hurt you! Cracking bones! Ouch!

Ya, I started out at 25, then switched to 50 for the next two weeks, then 100 the forth week. I think. The recommended dose is 200, but my psych and I agreed that we should try it out at the lower dose of 100 for another month since I was having some side effects, to see if they went away. Long story short, I ran out of meds, and never even continued taking them....I know I know I know. Don't even go there. I was also on Elavil for insomnia and the fibro pain, and it turns out the 20 lbs I put on is a common side effect of Elavil...but since I was on so many drugs, i freaked out and stopped taking all of them because I gained so much weight (I was heavier than I've ever been in MY LIFE! I gained like 20 lbs in 2 weeks! And kept gaining after that....whoa, that screwed me up emotionally.) So now, I'm really hesitant as to which of my concoction of drugs to take, since I have no clue what is causing what...and I hate gaining weight. I can't fit into any of my clothes at all

If you could email me the info on your psych, that would be great! My email is hstanfi@ncsu.edu

It's going to be expensive for me now that I won't be going through the school, but I know i need help...and I'm also afraid of finding someone who just shoves drugs at me...i have so many problems, i don't need to create more!!

Feel free to vent anytime! That's what we're here for

Isn't it amazing that there are perfect strangers willing to lend an ear/shoulder to cry on who can actually relate and provide support? I don't get that from any of my family even!!

***Love and hugs***

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Heather

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