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Anxiety, Nervousness, Getting Agitated. Discontinuing Lamictal Slowly. Side Effect Or Reemergence Of Bipolar Disorder?
Hello I am discontinuing the use of Lamictal slowly under doctors orders no I am unaware of potential withdrawal and side effects I've been experiencing high anxiety, nervousness and agitation lately and would like to know more about what that what I can expect is like as I come off Lamictal. I also do not know if this is even an effect of coming off Lamictal or as I come off if this is just a reemergence of my bipolar disorder
Wed, 17 Jul 2013
Look into whether are you decreasing any other medicine simultaneously. If so, taper and stop one drug at a time
Lamictal withdrawal giving rise to such symptoms are clinically not so usual.
Such symptoms can be reemergence of bipolar disorder, if you are feeling the "heat " of other symptoms of bipolar disorder
Better, till you see your doctor, do not taper it further, continue taking the same dose
Lamictal withdrawal giving rise to such symptoms are clinically not so usual.
Such symptoms can be reemergence of bipolar disorder, if you are feeling the "heat " of other symptoms of bipolar disorder
Better, till you see your doctor, do not taper it further, continue taking the same dose
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