Comments on: Reader Comment: Lamictal and sleep http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/ by Julie A. Fast Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:13:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: abby http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-1320 abby Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:36:59 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2009/01/14/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/#comment-1320 lamictal seems to be making me sleep all of the time. The sleeping all day makes me depressed ,i dont know if it is the meds or me lamictal seems to be making me sleep all of the time. The sleeping all day makes me depressed ,i dont know if it is the meds or me

]]> By: dave http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-727 dave Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:19:11 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2009/01/14/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/#comment-727 hey julie, can you discuss ssri sexual side effects. i am sure you would receive many reader comments. i am not sure it is appropriate for your site but this is a huge noncompliance issue. many times i have compromised my health by refusing ssri's because of sexual side effects. dave hey julie, can you discuss ssri sexual side effects. i am sure you would receive many reader comments. i am not sure it is appropriate for your site but this is a huge noncompliance issue. many times i have compromised my health by refusing ssri’s because of sexual side effects.
dave

]]> By: Lena http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Lena Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:34:41 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2009/01/14/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/#comment-725 Hi It took nine months before I could sleep without some sleep aid. Low doses of Zyprexa or levomepromazin helped. Hi Lena, A friend of mine has had trouble sleeping and her doctor suggested that she use a small dose of Zyprexa. She knows it will work, but she's scared to feel like a zombie again. She just started a new job. It's frustrating for her. Others use the Zyprexa with great success. levomepromazin is an anti psychotic that has strong sedative effects. I can see how it would work like Zyprexa in terms of sleep. Currently, levomepromazine is not registered in the USA. In Europe it has been marketed for decades as Neurocil® and Nozinan®. Nozinan® is also available in Canada. Severe sleep problems are really dangerous for people with bipolar disorder, so if you're having trouble sleeping, talk to your doctor and get more information. Also, make sure your sleep problems are not a result of mania! Julie Hi

It took nine months before I could sleep without some sleep aid. Low doses of Zyprexa or levomepromazin helped.

Hi Lena,

A friend of mine has had trouble sleeping and her doctor suggested that she use a small dose of Zyprexa. She knows it will work, but she’s scared to feel like a zombie again. She just started a new job. It’s frustrating for her. Others use the Zyprexa with great success.

levomepromazin is an anti psychotic that has strong sedative effects. I can see how it would work like Zyprexa in terms of sleep. Currently, levomepromazine is not registered in the USA. In Europe it has been marketed for decades as Neurocil® and Nozinan®. Nozinan® is also available in Canada.

Severe sleep problems are really dangerous for people with bipolar disorder, so if you’re having trouble sleeping, talk to your doctor and get more information. Also, make sure your sleep problems are not a result of mania! Julie

]]> By: Shana Rosenberg http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-720 Shana Rosenberg Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:00:14 +0000 http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2009/01/14/reader-comment-lamictal-and-sleep/#comment-720 Hi Julie, just wanted to let you know that sleeplessness is a side effect of lamictal. Strangely, it is not one identified often by the manufacturer or by medical sites. However it is repeated as anecdotal on various side effect forums on the 'net. I myself experienced it. It was terrible. Thankfully it went away after a few months! Hi Shana, I am glad it went away! It's good to get information straight from people who take the drug. I have a breathing problem from Lamictal that most people don't get. It's an odd one- I feel a great desire to yawn, but I can't. It's often very uncomfortable. It usually comes and goes, but the generic Lamtrigine has defintely made it worse. I agree, side effects often lesson over time. Julie Hi Julie, just wanted to let you know that sleeplessness is a side effect of lamictal. Strangely, it is not one identified often by the manufacturer or by medical sites. However it is repeated as anecdotal on various side effect forums on the ‘net.

I myself experienced it. It was terrible. Thankfully it went away after a few months!

Hi Shana,

I am glad it went away! It’s good to get information straight from people who take the drug. I have a breathing problem from Lamictal that most people don’t get. It’s an odd one- I feel a great desire to yawn, but I can’t. It’s often very uncomfortable. It usually comes and goes, but the generic Lamtrigine has defintely made it worse. I agree, side effects often lesson over time. Julie

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