crazyethel Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I've been experimenting, but haven't really found the best way to take my lamictal (250 mg) for best results. Frankly, I can't tell whether it makes me sleepy or not....I don't really feel anything except finally pretty stable. I take other stuff, so who knows what is doing what in terms of agitation/sleepiness??? When/how do you take yours for maximum effectiveness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweii Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I take 200 mg in the morning and 200 mg at seven o clock. Seems to be working for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revlow Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Don't think I've quite yet hit my optimal dose. This week I'm at 325 mg. Take it at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witchywoman Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I take mine 50mg in the morning, 25mg in the afternoon, and 50mg at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Hi crazyethel: Here are links to two threads that you may find helpful: http://www.crazyboards.org/index.php?showtopic=2477 http://www.crazyboards.org/index.php?showtopic=2066 Good luck. Todd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyethel Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 Tood, thanks so much for your help. Obviously I should have done a better search. Shame on me, really! I'm going to see the pdoc today and get her views. I was taking it divided because I was also on Trileptal, but now the Trileptal is gone. So I started taking it at night so I wouldn't take a chance on any daytime sleepiness. Then, I couldn't sleep (nothing new), so I switched to morning. But I still wonder whether divided is best. I'm now up to 250. I guess it builds up in your system and it really doesn't matter. She had said before I could take it all in one dose, but that was when I was on smaller doses, during the titration and with the Trileptal. I'm worried that I'm taking Klonopin and Ambien for sleep and then need to take Provigil to wake myself up and get going....seems counterproductive. But even with Klonopin and Ambien, I can only count on 5 hours, but I do wake up without a hangover, so that's something positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Todd, thanks so much for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedancer Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I take 200mg in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechante Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I take 100mg in the morning and 100mg at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophelia Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I take 100mg in the morning and 100mg at night <{POST_SNAPBACK}> same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeMinded Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Morning. For some God-forsaken reason, it makes me activated as all hell if I attempt taking it at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc1701 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Heya, 225 at 6:30pm. Still titrating. Then I get a window between 7:30pm and 10:30pmwhen I can fall asleep and then sleep for about 7 hours. If I miss the window, I'm pretty much screwed. I took it in the morning once, and it was a damn good thing I was off and not driving, b/c I was mildly sedated all day. DH told me that waht I thought was "sedated" is what other people call "normal." Thinking of splitting it to take 25 in the morning to see what happens. --ncc-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyethel Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 Thanks, everyone. Pdoc says he thinks dividing is the best. So I'll give that a little trial to see how it works. Heya, 225 at 6:30pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterfall Posted February 14, 2006 Share Posted February 14, 2006 I take 200mg in the morning. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NARS Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 200 morning, 200 night. I had been taking it all at night but my pdoc suggested dividing the dose and I noticed a big difference in my mood. Depending on your metabolism, lamictal can clear out of your system in less than 24 hours, so I'd go by how you feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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