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about what you think about could not sleep the last 4 days.and do you


Sent to Health Experts December 12, 2004 3:18 a.m.

i was put on paxil,klonopin,and lithium,over 10 yrs. ago and they did very little,4 weeks ago was put on Lamictal,and that worked so good,i’m like a new person.im on 50 mgs.but past 4 days,i can’t sleep,do you think it’s from the lamictal,and if you think it is,is there anything i could do about it,cause the way i feel now i don’t want to get off it,your advice would be greatly appreciated.im suppsed to have bipolar disorder i'm still on,the 3 meds.i put down up above,but the lamictal,to me was like a miracle and i do not want to get off it.i don't know how long i had bipolar disorder,but i know its longer than 10 yrs.also im a male,and 53 yrs. old.these past 10 yrs.i just wanted to die,and i'd say it everyday to my wife,3 grown up kids,and to anybody.i did try to kill myself,took 171,klonopin 1mg.120,librium,40,calan sr,and over100,benadryls,all that with a half gallon of vodka.i was told there was about a half inch of vodka,left in the bottle.i should of been dead,but somehow,i just didn't die.

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December 12, 2004 10:48 a.m. (7 hours and 29 minutes later)

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Karel1  -- Certified Respiratory Therapist -- 100% Positive Feedback on 77 Health Accepts
Have suffered with Narcolepsy a sleeping disorder over 30 years,specializes in asthma ,COPD
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Sent December 13, 2004 4:47 p.m. (1 day and 4 hours later)

my question was not answered.i wanted to know,if you thought,the sleep problem was caused by the new pill,LAMICTAL,
was the cause of the no sleep problem,and because on the same dose,iwas fine for 3 weeks and fine the first 3 days of the 4th.week and
i was on the same dose all the time.i don't really think its from the new pill,and i was hoping you would say the same thing.then i would of felt better,knowing it wasn't from the new pill,but there wasn't a thing said about Lamictal,being or not being the cause.and if you and i agreed it's not from Lamictal,then there would be no way i would buy any sleep product.i hope you can understand what im trying to explain,so this is all i gotta say. i hope you ain't mad,but this is the truth.thank you for your time.                   & nbsp;     Joe Duracinsky
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December 13, 2004 6:34 p.m. (1 hour and 46 minutes later)

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Sent December 13, 2004 9:37 p.m. (3 hours and 2 minutes later)

ya know,since i was 24 yrs.old,ive been trying to get better.i'm53 yrs.old now,thats 29yrs. of going to dr's,psychiatrist,therapy,counseling,and to me of all shrinks ive seen,haven'tdone sh*t for me.the one i go to now,is a woman,she is the one who put me on all these stupid drugs.and it took 10 yrs.till she gave me this lamictal,which finally on the starting dose,25mgs.,that made me feel 100% better.but i feel like i wasted my whole life.i got a son,and 2 daughters,my son,ended up going to west point,he was ranked 13th.out of over 900 to a 1000 cadets,oldest daughter has a great job, at one of these fancy hair salon,where you can get a massage,a pedicure etc.other daughter is a nurse and she loves it.im not trying to be smart,buti was put on lithium,i was on it about 10 yrs. before ,going to the lady shrink,i told her it dont do nothing for me,she gave it to me anyway,and what did it do for me,gave me hypothyroidism.this is the best of all went to AA,for over 20 yrs.i was told by dr's.therapist and so many others,if i give it 5 to 7 yrs,everything thats wrong would return to normal,and everything would get better.your marriage better job just everything.well i got a little over 10 yrs.and not a thing got better.all that happened to me is each year i get wors.so these doctors most of them anyway are all full of sh*t.thats it for me.
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Karel1  -- Certified Respiratory Therapist -- 100% Positive Feedback on 77 Health Accepts
Have suffered with Narcolepsy a sleeping disorder over 30 years,specializes in asthma ,COPD
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