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Lamotrigine, serotonin, and antidepressants
Mon, 04/10/2017 - 14:09Topic: Medication Issues
Hello all!
I was just wondering if anyone on here is taking antidepressants with lamotrigine. I'm on a rather high dosage (900mg/day) and had started trying some antidepressants. Unfortunately, within one day of starting the antidepressants I realized that my serotonin levels had hit the point where it was like I was overdosing. I know lamotrigine is sometimes used as a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder, so I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this. I've tried three kinds of SSRIs (selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitor).
Thanks!
Comments
Sorry, I should have
Submitted by Tejina on Tue, 2017-04-11 - 05:38
Sorry, I should have clarified. I've tried all of these as per my neurologist, was wondering if anyone has had the same issues.
Before you start taking
Submitted by just_joe on Mon, 2017-04-10 - 18:14
Before you start taking medications for something you need to check with your neurologist to see if the medication counters any that you are taking.