Weight Lose And Possible Medication Reduction Needed? Venlaxine And Lamotrigine

I am 24 years old, after severe depression/mania/psychosis from age 12-20 I tried many Antidepressants/mood stabilizers/anti psychotics and even ECT(with no effect), I finally got the right balance of 225mg of Venlafaxine in the morning(8am) and 300mg of Lamotrigine at night(8pm). I have been stable with limited mania/depression and no psychotic features for 6 years now. I weighed 97kg when I first started this dose of Venlafaxine and Lamotrigine 6 years ago, however over the last 11months I have slowly lost weight through exercise and healthy eating/portions. I have noticed as this was happening in hindsight I was/am feeling more tired, I find it very hard to wake up in the morning and just generally tired(but not in a depressed way) Also my heart rate during exercising has been pretty consistent at 170 beats a minute but I just took it again these last couple of weeks and it has been around 200 beats a minute and afterwards takes about 10-20minutes for it to start to go back to normal range. Feel quite like crap until it calms back down. Could this be due to the amount of medicine I take and my weight being smaller(75kgs) ? and causing side effects now cause the dose is too high? Should I talk to my doctor about possibly reducing it a little?
What are other peoples experience with weight loss and these medicines? I don't want to take just my doctors word I want to make sure I fully know as it is my decision not just his.

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Hello! How are you feeling?

A heart rate going that high and staying there for a long period of time has the potential to be dangerous, so you need to consult your doctor and have it checked it out.

It may not be related to the medications, at all.

I'm wondering if you might be dehydrated, since you mentioned the exercise. How much fluid do you take in daily?

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