dee28 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 New to the boards but in need of support and information. My pdoc took me off lamictal cold turkey. Told me I'd feel nothing. Needless to say I am a freaking mess. It's been a week and I still can't get right. I'm suffering worse than before I started the lamictal. Cognitively I'm totally off, can't walk right I'm off balance, my head feels too heavy to hold up and the headaches are awful. I wanna cry all the time or scream and run away from myself. This is really frightening. Btw.... The reason I went off was because it made me speed Man was I out of control. Anyone else suffering from lamictal withdrawal. I could use a friend and whatever info you can share. I feel like I'm going crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 How much were you on? How long had you been on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I've quit it cold turkey several times. No problems at all. Actually, I felt worlds better off of it because the headache I'd had the entire time I was on it finally went away. Are you on any other meds? You don't give your diagnosis. You talk about being speedy. Are you bipolar? If so, Lamictal isn't usually very good at controlling mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee28 Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Thanks for your replies. I had titrated up to 200mg and by that point I was literally bouncing. My pdoc was away so I titrated down to 125. The pdoc told me to stop takeing it at all at 125 mgs. Dx was slight mood disorder which was then changed to a pd. There is alot of evidence that lamictal can make someone angry and aggressive and speedy. In my case it was like drinking 20 shots of espresso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconuts Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Wow did you report the bad withdrawals to your doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjimjam Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I ran out of Lamictal when I went away one weekend and felt AWFUL. I really feel for you. There's no way I'd go cold turkey. Unless you're really crazy, it seems reasonable to wean off of it even if you need to take a tranquilizer while you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialbyfire Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I am getting off Lamictal too. I am not doing it cold turkey though. I was at 100 and have worked my way down to 75 in the last few days. So far, I feel really dizzy and spacey. Would anyone else care to share their experience? Does anyone have any idea how long the withdrawal symptoms will last after I stop or if they will get worse while I continue to cut down? Have your symptoms gotten better, dee28? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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