sedated Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Went to the Dr. a few days ago, and I'm supposed to start my new meds today. But after reading all the negative things about this drug Lamictal, to be quite honest I'm not sure that i even want to start taking it. Headaches, Nausea, People falling out in their kitchen, going into siezers? Not to sure if thats for me. Ive been taking Xanax for several years now. I have terrible anxiety and it helps. The bad part about xanax as I'm sure most of you know, you have to take more and more after awhile because the effects get weaker and weaker. As a result of that its safe to say I'm addicted to this drug. Now I'm not one to be afraid of a drug but this stuff sounds BAD. The doc also put me on Cymbalta , Zoloft , Trazadone and the xanax. Any information on the effects of these two new drugs (to me) would be helpfull. Who wants to start a new drug when theres been nothing but but bad experiences with it? I know things effect people differently but I'm just really not sure at this point. And do you take them at night or in the morning? Somebody help! A very confused bi-polar person i am. Help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null0trooper Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Went to the Dr. a few days ago, and I'm supposed to start my new meds today. But after reading all the negative things about this drug Lamictal, to be quite honest I'm not sure that i even want to start taking it. Headaches, Nausea, People falling out in their kitchen, going into siezers? It's fairly rare that people who have had good experiences are driven to share that on the Internet. It's far more common to read "OMFG, my wife's second cousin's girlfriend's coworker took that and died of Ebola just three months later!" lamotrigine *is* an anticonvulsant. Taking it is far less likely to cause seizures than discontinuing it suddenly. The same can be said of benzos, so if you want to get off the Xanax, you really should be on an AC even if the side effects that you actually end up with suck a bit (Real seizures are usually _worse_) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedated Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 Went to the Dr. a few days ago, and I'm supposed to start my new meds today. But after reading all the negative things about this drug Lamictal, to be quite honest I'm not sure that i even want to start taking it. Headaches, Nausea, People falling out in their kitchen, going into siezers? It's fairly rare that people who have had good experiences are driven to share that on the Internet. It's far more common to read "OMFG, my wife's second cousin's girlfriend's coworker took that and died of Ebola just three months later!" lamotrigine *is* an anticonvulsant. Taking it is far less likely to cause seizures than discontinuing it suddenly. The same can be said of benzos, so if you want to get off the Xanax, you really should be on an AC even if the side effects that you actually end up with suck a bit (Real seizures are usually _worse_) Thank you for the advice, ill repost after a few days and share my experience with the new meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Most side effects will go away fairly soon, if you have any at all. Lamictal is my favorite drug. I hope it (and the cymbalta) work well for you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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