DOSE:

200 mg

oral

Pharms - Lamotrigine

(daily)

BODY WEIGHT:

180 lb

I have mood disorder "not otherwise specified" (NOS), which means it's there but doesn't cleanly match up with any disorders listed in the DSM.

I was originally prescribed this when I was a teenager in a program and medication noncompliant but I remembered that it didn't have as severe side effects as other things I'd had in the past, which were Prozac, Tegretol, Abilify, Ritalin and Celexa. Because I was unable to choose my own doctor and make appointments on my own terms I stopped taking the medication when the initial prescription ran out. When I turned 18 I made a bunch of doctor's appointments at a lot of places including a psychiatrist. This was much better than being underage trying to get a specific medication, but I digress.

This medication works very well as a mood stabilizer for me. The only side effect I get is a lowered appetite. At first it felt like everyone around me was being more reasonable but in reality they were still being a-holes but it rarely got under my skin anymore.

I've been taking this medication for about 5 months now and it has evened out and sometimes I still find myself flying off the handle over little things but I am getting better at controlling my emotions and I think the drug helped.

Just to be clear this isn't a getting high kind of drug. A side effect to really watch out for is a rash (though any prescriber should warn you about this).

Exp Year: 2015	ExpID: 107926
Gender: Female
Age at time of experience: 18
Published: Jul 10, 2019	Views: 3,028
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