LesMis4 Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 I am not an angry person at all. Sad maybe...anxious for sure...but raging angry, no. However, since I started taking lamictal, I'm finding myself absolutely raging with anger. Yesterday I threw a clipboard across my classroom. Today, I punched walls so hard I'm amazed I didn't break anything. I also threw things against a wall and kicked the garbage can across the room and then had to clean up a the mess while crying and cussing the whole time (thank GOD there wasn't much in there). Is this normal? This isn't me. I'm on 50 right now and am supposed to go up again when I meet with my pdoc. My anxiety levels have been through the roof as well since going on it, and this anger thing is getting out of control. I'm still out of breath from the temper tantrum I just threw in the kitchen. Now I want to just cry. And cut. I've gone through about 15 different moods this past week...and I thought this was a mood stabilizer. Please help me....I feel sooooo out of control and I'm scared. I see my pdoc Thursday, and no, going early isn't an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Lamictal can be a messy drug to get on. Like I said, I take mine in divided doses and it helps - when I was titrating I found that I would be absolutely awful right before I took my dose, so I figured my blood levels were wonky and started taking it half in the morning and half at night. I've tried on numerous occasions to take it all in one dose, and it's always messed me up. Hope you can make it to Thursday - that sounds brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesMis4 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Hmmm...maybe I should try a divided dose for a few days. I have to take 2-25mg pills a day, and I take them both at night. Maybe tomorrow I'll try one in the am and one at night. That's not a bad idea, because you're right...the anger and anxiety is worse before. I had been attributing to also taking my nightly dose of klonopin at that point, too...which might be helping. But...you might be onto something. I'm going to give it a try tomorrow and for the next few days and see what, if any, difference it makes. I'm trying hard to make it to Thursday...seems SO FAR away right now...but, I'll get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike51 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I've been on lam about a week and at 25 mg it isn't agreeing at all with me.mi don't have anger issues with it but I do have worsening depression. This must be the hardest drug to get on of them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesMis4 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 That's what I'm gathering. I'm a little angry my pdoc didn't warn me...I mean rage, suicidal thoughts (far stronger than Ive ever had), panic, and crying constantly...not really stabilizing my mood! YA know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stelex Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Lesmis4 I had bad initial hypo starting out on lamictal too. Others said it's impossible on another forum. Not this one. Though I hear it's common for SOME of us. Good luck. I had to get off of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirazh Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 My trial on Lamictal rode my mood up and down, but not as hard as you're describing. Still, not uncommon. Going earlier isn't an option, gotcha - do you have a way to communicate with the pdoc in case of emergencies? Some pdocs do that - I can e-mail mine, and the situation you're describing would be exactly something I'd e-mail her about. It might not get me in to see her earlier, but in that case she'd still have some sort of instruction for me. I hope tryp's idea of splitting the dose is helpful. Taking the kpin might actually help with the anger; I couldn't say. I find clonazepam extremely useful for more than anxiety, and have used it for agitation/anger before - hell that's a huge reason why kpin is one of my PRN meds for when I get a hypomanic episode. Erm. wait, just read up - you take it nightly; are you also allowed to take an amount as-needed in case of daytime anxiety? That's what I was presuming, sorry. So, yeah, hope the splitting-dose suggestion helps. And Thursday is nearly a week away, that'd feel like a long time to me in a similar situation (I know 'cause, well, I've been there.) I hope the time feels like it's passing more quickly though. Hang in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesMis4 Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 I just took my first divided dose, so we'll see. I can't keep having mood swings to that degree. If that continues, I'd almost rather not take it at all and deal with my regular swings. These are 10x worse and far more destructive. I'm not sure what happens if I just quit taking it, though...I've read you can't stop cold turkey. And, anyway, I'm not ready to do that quite yet. Thursday seems light years away. I need to ask about extra klon, too. I've wondered that myself. There have been many days I wanted/needed extra but wasn't sure. Taking it regularly is far different than as a PRN. It does help some, but there's that grey area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesMis4 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Saw my pdoc today. She was a bit surprised by what I told her. So, she took me off the lamictal (I'm just to stop it as of today...I guess because I'm still on such a low dose...I thought I would have to wean off it), and we're trying latuda. Soooo expensive EVEN with myinsurance. We'll see... Edited October 2, 2014 by LesMis4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crtclms Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I love latuda. Medicare does not. I have to write some application saying I've tried 3 other meds in the same class that didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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