u/the_goat0310

I started 25mg of lamictal last week and I don’t think I’ve noticed much (since it hasn’t been long and I’m on the lowest dose) except for feeling numb and uninterested in pretty much everything. It’s like I’m on autopilot and I’m just along for the ride. Is this a common side effect when starting lamictal or could this just be my depression acting up? I’ve been in somewhat of a depressive episode for a couple weeks now but lately it’s more just being out of it rather than sad. I’m also taking 225mg of venlafaxine in the mornings and 50mg of seroquel at night for sleep. I’m curious if this is something others have dealt with and if it gets better as the lamictal is titrated up.

I’m posting this on behalf of my boyfriend (22M) in hopes of finding some recommendations on what kind of doctors or treatments to try for unresolved sciatic nerve pain.

For some context, he got a discectomy, laminectomy, then a revision surgery for a csf leak when he was 17/18. This was for a herniated l5S1 disc which herniated two separate times. He’s been pain free besides some stiffness since then except last September he felt a sharp pain while standing up and since then the pain has returned and not gone away (nerve pain in both legs and back pain). He got an MRI which didn’t show anything beyond degeneration of l5s1 and l4l5. No nerve compression showing. He’s already had two injections which did not work. He takes 2400mg of gabapentin daily.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what he should try next? He’s seen his PCP, a pain management doctor, and an orthopedic spine doctor. They’ve all basically said there’s nothing he can do.

I’m posting this on behalf of my boyfriend (22M) in hopes of finding some recommendations on what kind of doctors or treatments to try for unresolved sciatic nerve pain.

For some context, he got a discectomy, laminectomy, then a revision surgery for a csf leak when he was 17/18. This was for a herniated l5S1 disc which herniated two separate times. He’s been pain free besides some stiffness since then except last September he felt a sharp pain while standing up and since then the pain has returned and not gone away (nerve pain in both legs and back pain). He got an MRI which didn’t show anything beyond degeneration of l5s1 and l4l5. No nerve compression showing. He’s already had two injections which did not work. He takes 2400mg of gabapentin daily.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what he should try next? He’s seen his PCP, a pain management doctor, and an orthopedic spine doctor. They’ve all basically said there’s nothing he can do.

I’m posting this on behalf of my boyfriend (22M) in hopes of finding some recommendations on doctors (or locations in general) for unresolved sciatic nerve pain.

For some context, he got a discectomy, laminectomy, then a revision surgery for a csf leak when he was 17/18. This was for a herniated l5S1 disc which herniated two separate times. He’s been pain free besides some stiffness since then except last September he felt a sharp pain while standing up and since then the pain has returned and not gone away (nerve pain in both legs and back pain). He got an MRI which didn’t show anything beyond degeneration of l5s1 and l4l5. No nerve compression showing. He’s already had two injections which did not work. He takes 2400mg of gabapentin daily.

Does anyone have any recommendations for doctors that might be able to help? Has anyone been in a similar situation and found someone that helped them? All the doctors he’s seen so far have basically told him there’s nothing they can do.