The Reducing the Dosage series is a collection of videos following my journey as I wean myself off of Lamotrigine (Lamictal), which is a mood stabilizer often prescribed for bipolar disorder.
In this episode filmed in March 2021, I am at 5 mg of Lamotrigine (the lowest I’ve been so far). I am in Maui on a work trip and describe how although I’m in paradise, I am still having mental health and physical issues. I suspect lamotrigine may be a contributing factor of my chronic digestion issues (over the past 3 years especially); and briefly mention the relationship between gut health and mental health. I discuss how compassion is a tool in all of our toolboxes that we can access whenever we remember to. This entire process of painstakingly withdrawing from a psychiatric drug can be done in the spirit of self-love! Also, I cannot help myself but interject astrology into the mix. In this context, Saturn has shown up as the Great Limiter who teaches us about the reality of earth-bound time; in other words, transformation is not always immediate.
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