35 min

Jane’s Journey: Getting off Lamotrigine/Lamictal after 36 Years The Holistic Psychiatrist

    • Mental Health

Although Jane never believed she had bipolar disorder, she was prescribed Lamotrigine/Lamictal for bipolar disorder in 1982. In 2018, after taking Lamictal for over 36 years, she wanted to get off of it safely. Is it possible to come off a medication after taking it for over three decades? What needed to happen in order for her to have a safe withdrawal? Jane and I revisit her healing journey: what needed to heal and how it was accomplished. What has life been like for Jane without a psychiat...

Although Jane never believed she had bipolar disorder, she was prescribed Lamotrigine/Lamictal for bipolar disorder in 1982. In 2018, after taking Lamictal for over 36 years, she wanted to get off of it safely. Is it possible to come off a medication after taking it for over three decades? What needed to happen in order for her to have a safe withdrawal? Jane and I revisit her healing journey: what needed to heal and how it was accomplished. What has life been like for Jane without a psychiat...

35 min