Symptoms from decreasing Paxil and increasing Lamictol

I'll share my personal experience which is that,....I am not familiar with either of those meds.

I'm only familiar with valerian root though.

To the best of my knowledge, your doc would have you on some type of systematic program when it comes to d/c-ing one med and/or adding another.

One thing for sure straight across the board is that mixing alcohol with A/D's is never a good idea. It can affect how the meds are metabolized.

Just because a med is labeled A/D doesn't exclude it from being used for anxiety purposes.

Some people on Paxil feel lethargic and wake up.

Everybody reacts differently. So perhaps this is temporary while you're betwixt and between these two meds.

I'm not depressed either (just very high strung and anxious), but I take an A/D as well.

Always run past your doc things like drinking alcohol (just to be sure) and always ask about taking any herbal supplements *with* those meds.

Food for thought?










M.

C.D.

If you think about it...there is currently a lot of change for your body and mind to adjust to. It will...it may just take time, and be a bumpy ride temporarily.

You are decreasing what your body has become accustomed to, so you not only have that change...

...but then of course a new Rx is being introduced, so your system is naturally going to feel a double effect.

Use your coping skills to get you through...and keep posting.

We will be here to cheer you on! :)

S.C.

I used to open the club I worked at, at 0500. That meant I had to ARRIVE at the club at 0430-0445 so that I could open the doors, get inside, turn all the lights on, music, I had to log in, I had all the codes to turn on the registers, turn the machines on, the TV's on the wall, open the pool.....

You get the picture.

And I am not, not, not, NOT (emphatic enough?)....NOT a morning person.

Prepare everything you could possibly need the night before. Everything. Even remote possible things. It helps.

An auto car starter (depending on where you live if it gets super hot or super cold).

Prepare contingencies.

In the beginning, take meds if you need to (I did, I took Xanax because every morning,--and still currently, most mornings,-- I wake up in sheer panic attacks and anxiety).

We do what we need to do.

The more we do it and practice and plan,.....the smoother it does eventually become! :)












M.