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Originally Posted by Anneinside
I found out something interesting. I was looking up two antibiotics that I am allergic to wanting to find out if they were in the same family. They were ceclor and ciprofloxacin. To my surprise I found that a possible side effect for both was Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. With all the talk about it and lamictal, I somehow associated it only with lamictal. It is amazing how many serious side effects are caused by high use drugs. I wonder what else can cause Stevens-Johnson.
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Stevens-Johnson Syndome and Toxic Epidermic Necrolysis (where your skin falls off) can technically occur with the use of ANY drug.
Drug allergies can occur with ANY drug, and SJS/TEN is on the end of the spectrum (the most severe) of drug allergies.
But some drugs are more likely to cause drug allergies, and hence also more likely to cause SJS/TEN.
I've had hives all over my body in response to both Risperdal and Flomax. As a result, my pdoc is wary of trying me on Lamictal. If you've had allergic reactions to other drugs, you are more likely to have an allergic reaction (and SJS/TEN) with lamictal.
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age: 23
dx: bipolar I, ADHD-C, tourette's syndrome, OCD, trichotillomania, GAD, Social Phobia, BPD, RLS
current meds: depakote (divalproex sodium) 1000mg, abilify (aripiprazole) 4mg, cymbalta (duloxetine) 60mg, dexedrine (dexamphetamine) 35mg, ativan (lorazepam) 1mg prn, iron supplements
past meds: ritalin, adderall, risperdal, geodon, paxil, celexa, zoloft
other: individual talk therapy, CBT, group therapy, couple's therapy, hypnosis
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