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For information about titrating lamotrigine, see Tips for tapering off Lamictal (lamotrigine)
Has anyone else tried Lamictal to treat withdrawal symptoms and did it help? I ask because I have seriously been considering it, as my depersonalization is so horr
Phil, you're not off Lexapro yet, is that right?
About Lamictal, here's the problem: Not many doctors know how to use Lamictal and recognize when to increase and when to decrease dosage, plus how it's affecting the withdrawal symptoms. They also don't understand the hypersensitivity issues and insist on doses that are far too high to accomplish what we want -- to support the nervous system in healing instead of inducing yet another drug-dominated state. Some people report bad reactio