Can you smoke Marijuana and take Lamictal?

canoe · Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 1

I have been diagnosed with BipolarII......and I feel as if the Marijuana seemed to help my symptoms.......but now since the meds...could it actually be making me feel worse? Thanks so much

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I too have been self-medicating with cannabis for bipolar type two. I started Lamictal six days ago, supplementing with 3x daily 0.5mg Klonopin and 1mg Ativan PRN. I have had drastic changes in mood. I find myself wanting to sink into a ball and do nothing, strange vivid dreams occur when I sleep, and I am more depressed than I ever have been. I believe t has nothing to do with the benzos, as I have been on Xanax, Klonopin, and Restoril in the past with no ill effect. But today I had my first mania in 3 months. Coincidence?

I smoke 4-5 times per week, but was clean today. I am hoping Lamictal works, but so far, I find its effects to be unpredictable at best, and downright incapacitating at worst.

This could be an excellent drug for some people; I am still trying to see if it is right for me. My own anecdotal evidence seems to point to cannabis having a neutral effect with regards to Lamictal. But maybe it's time to f*** the pharms and light up a fatty. Hell, that works fine.

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i smoke cannabis and i take lamictal. can any one find a link or another forum about this subject or shead some light on it for me please. i have done for 3 years and it seems to be working ok with lamictal but will it be better for me and my body to smoke or not smoke the wacky backy thanks

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I have BipolarI disorder. i have been on Lamictal for a little while,and found that smoking a couple bong loads while the Lamictal was active, just increased my high.

nobodysnothing · Newbie Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 1

Yeah,

Bipolar and nothing seems to work. I mean it does help a bit from falling back to the dark side but I still get my manic episodes quite often. Meds help from "REALLY" hurting myself or others. (Lamictal, Klonopin, Lithium, Cymbalta, Restoril, and occasionally weed)

But my main issue is not being able to sleep. You'd think that with that large cocktail something would work but I just can't sleep.

For whoever else is concerned about experimenting with weed while on meds, I wouldn't be too concerned. Hey it hasn't killed me yet.

But remember everyone has a different tolerance so be cautious.
Apparently it isn't easy to live that well.

saabbaby · Newbie Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 1

ive been smoking mj for 15yrs, had excellent memory till i started taking anitdepressants, when i had major anxiety and panic i smoked like 2 at nite b4 bed, now since im feeling better im back to my reg smoking habit10 js a day, i dont smoke to get high...i dont get high nemore, i really enjoy the flavor of it..im on effexor and 50mg of lamictal and upping to 100mg soon.

gloryrn · Newbie Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

I was diagnosed with Bipolar in 1994 and have been on Zoloft and Carbatrol for 14 yrs. Yes, my short term memory is shot, but I would rather deal with a bunch of sticky notes than being suicidal. Anyway, my daughter was diagnosed with Bipolar in 2005 and is on Lamictal. She has never really taken it faithfully but now has come to terms with the fact that she must have it. My oldest son will be 22 in July. Over the years, since he was about 13, I noticed an increasingly amount of periods of anger and rage occuring and over the last 3 yrs it has been alot worse. I learned that he had been self medicating with cannabis. After totally loosing it a breaking his hand he agreed to see a Dr. He was diagnosed with a "Mood Disorder" and has been on Lamictal for 4 weeks now. He is a big buff guy and soon to be on 100mg/day. My daughter is 95# and on 500mg/day. I don't see the Lamictal really making a difference for my son and he has gone back to smoking pot while being on the medication. (he hadn't smoked for over 10wks). I am an RN and I know my anatomy and physiology but I'm not a pharmacist. I really don't think that mixing the 2 is a good idea, but I need to know if it is truely harmful to him. Can anyone tell me? I love my children, they are my everything and I want them healthy and safe.
Thank you.

Can you smoke Marijuana and take Lamictal?

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