Could this have something to do with my bad reaction to Geodon with Lamictal?!


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Could this have something to do with my bad reaction to Geodon with Lamictal?

I hadn't thought about this until just now. When I was diagnosed with Bipolar II the psychiatrist prescribed Geodon (80mg) and got me started on Lamictal, beginning with a low dosage and working my way up to a full one. After my reaction (which I'll get into in a moment) I read that people often work up to my dosage of Geodon. Could part of that be because the mood-stabalizing drug is starting off low, so it's important to keep them similar on level lest a person be flung into mania or something? I might be totally off...just curious.

The reaction involved majorly excessive sleepiness, nausea, blurred vision, and after about 4 days quite high blood pressure and anxiety, dialated pupils and stuff like that. I ended up in the ER because I thought I was going to die--it was an AWFUL experience. Coming off of the meds was very rough even though I'd only been on them for 4 or 5 days. Should my Geodon dosage have been worked up to or was it probably just the wrong drug for me?


Answers:

Ask your doctor all these questions. Geodon is a great medication for whom it works. Unfortunately it may not work for everyone. Since Bi-polar disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain, the meds give for it are prescribed bny trial and error. You may go through several meds before you find just the right one for you. The good thing is that once you found the right meds for you they will work for you for a long time. Hang in there and let the doc know of any side effects immediately.




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