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Old Jun 06, 2014, 11:55 AM
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Pawn, I'm glad to hear that things got sorted out!

You mentioned that you took an antihistamine. On that note, I have a cautionary tale for others who might have a serious Lamictal rash -- it might not be wise to take an antihistamine while you are still on the Lamictal.

I did this without talking to my pdoc (used a OTC antihistamine), and it masked the severity of my rash for a while. So when I went off the antihistamine, my rash broke out with a vengeance.

When my doctor took me off the Lamictal, she put me on prednisone (prescription antihistamine), and this slowly calmed down my rashes. __________________
Yes, very good advice. I did some research and discovered this fact, so I DID NOT take any anti-histamine. The rash just cleared up on its own.

I think I discovered what caused it. The night before the rash, I took a large amount of cold medicine, with a bunch of phenylephrine hydrochloride(congestion drug), dextromorphan hydrobromide(cough drug) and Acetaminophen(Tylenol).

Apparently this was a stupid move, as these drugs can all be enhanced by Lamotrigine, according to the latest published findings. So this is where my small rash came from. Once I stopped taking the cold medicines, I cleared up.
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Bipolar 1 ~ 300mg Lamictal, 4mg Ativan